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Small: For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they acted on that conviction,
"For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they acted on that conviction, then billions of others might be deprived of any realistic hope of gaining the opportunities now enjoyed by the more fortunate"
Herman Kahn, Scientist
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Small: The widespread diffusion of nuclear weapons would make many nations able, and in some cases also create the pr
"The widespread diffusion of nuclear weapons would make many nations able, and in some cases also create the pressure, to aggravate an on-going crisis, or even touch off a war between two other powers for purposes of their own"
Herman Kahn, Scientist
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Small: Among the remedies which it has pleased Almighty God to give to man to relieve his sufferings, none is so univ
"Among the remedies which it has pleased Almighty God to give to man to relieve his sufferings, none is so universal and so efficacious as opium"
Thomas Sydenham, Scientist
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Small: Perspective is worth 80 IQ points
Alan Kay
"Perspective is worth 80 IQ points"
Alan Kay, Scientist
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Small: If youre puzzled by what dark energy is, youre in good company
Saul Perlmutter
"If you're puzzled by what dark energy is, you're in good company"
Saul Perlmutter, Scientist
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Small: The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be
"The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be"
Konrad Lorenz, Scientist
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Small: I think of myself as a writer who happens to be doing his writing as an anthropologist
Clifford Geertz
"I think of myself as a writer who happens to be doing his writing as an anthropologist"
Clifford Geertz, Scientist
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Small: It doesnt matter whether you can or cannot achieve high temperature superconductivity or fuel cells, they will
"It doesn't matter whether you can or cannot achieve high temperature superconductivity or fuel cells, they will always be on the list because if you could achieve them they would be extremely valuable"
Martin Fleischmann, Scientist
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Small: Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error
Benjamin Rush
"Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error"
Benjamin Rush, Scientist
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Small: When you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservatio
"When you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future"
Dian Fossey, Scientist
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Small: The interpretation of facts in a certain way stimulates other scientists thoughts
"The interpretation of facts in a certain way stimulates other scientists' thoughts"
Robert Barany, Scientist
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Small: I said the kidnapping is a crime. I have the right to speak about the crime done against me. They didnt like m
"I said the kidnapping is a crime. I have the right to speak about the crime done against me. They didn't like me to speak about this crime. So I decided to reveal it to the public"
Mordechai Vanunu, Scientist
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Small: Hardly a competent workman can be found who does not devote a considerable amount of time to studying just how
"Hardly a competent workman can be found who does not devote a considerable amount of time to studying just how slowly he can work and still convince his employer that he is going at a good pace"
Frederick W. Taylor, Scientist
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Small: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement
"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement"
Jim Horning, Scientist
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Small: Marlon was more of a formal zoo director type
"Marlon was more of a formal zoo director type"
Jim Fowler, Scientist
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Small: A scientist should be the happiest of men
"A scientist should be the happiest of men"
George Wald, Scientist
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Small: Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof
Ashley Montagu
"Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof"
Ashley Montagu, Scientist
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Small: One goes through school, college, medical school and ones internship learning little or nothing about goodness
Ashley Montagu
"One goes through school, college, medical school and one's internship learning little or nothing about goodness but a good deal about success"
Ashley Montagu, Scientist
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Small: Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason
Ashley Montagu
"Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason"
Ashley Montagu, Scientist
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Small: The Bible has been the Magna Carta of the poor and of the oppressed
Thomas Huxley
"The Bible has been the Magna Carta of the poor and of the oppressed"
Thomas Huxley, Scientist
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Small: It is not only the living who are killed in war
Isaac Asimov
"It is not only the living who are killed in war"
Isaac Asimov, Scientist
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Small: It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible
Isaac Asimov
"It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be"
Isaac Asimov, Scientist
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Small: I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander
Isaac Asimov
"I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander"
Isaac Asimov, Scientist
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Small: Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowle
Isaac Asimov
"Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance"
Isaac Asimov, Scientist
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Small: People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do
Isaac Asimov
"People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do"
Isaac Asimov, Scientist
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Small: We wont have a society if we destroy the environment
"We won't have a society if we destroy the environment"
Margaret Mead, Scientist
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Small: If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human
"If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place"
Margaret Mead, Scientist
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Small: Neither with those nor with the others, with all I agree and dissent in all part of truth and part of error mu
"Neither with those nor with the others, with all I agree and dissent; in all part of truth and part of error must be seen"
Michael Servetus, Scientist
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Small: It is an invention of the devil, an infernal falsity for the destruction of all Christianity
"It is an invention of the devil, an infernal falsity for the destruction of all Christianity"
Michael Servetus, Scientist
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Small: I will burn, but this is a mere event. We shall continue our discussion in eternity
"I will burn, but this is a mere event. We shall continue our discussion in eternity"
Michael Servetus, Scientist
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