Knowledge For The Sake Of Understanding, Not

Knowledge For The Sake Of Understanding, Not Merely To Prevail, That Isthe Essence Of Ourbeing.none Candefine Its Limits, Or Set Its Ultimate Boundaries.

I Say, Technically, I Don't Think Anyone In The World Knows How To Do Such A Thing. And I Feel Confident It Will Not Be Done For A Very Long Period To Come. I Think We Can Leave That Out Of Our Thinking. I Wish The American Public Would Leave That Out Of Their Thinking.

The Common Idea That Scientists Reject A Theory As Soon As It Leads To A Contradiction Is Just Not So. When They Get Something That Works At All They Plunge Ahead With It And Ignore Its Weak Spots... Scientists Are Just As Bad As The Rest Of The Public In Following Fads And Being Influenced By Mass Enthusiasm.

Give These People Money, Let Them Play, And They'll Come Up With Something.

Scientific Progress On A Broad Front Results From The Free Play Of Free Intellects, Working On Subjects Of Their Own Choice, In The Manner Dictated By Their Curiosity For Exploration Of The Unknown.