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Young people ask me if this country is serious about science. They aren't thinking about the passport that they will hold, but the country that they must rely on for support and encouragement.

Quotes by John Polanyi

When, as we must often do, we fear science, we really fear ourselves.

Quotes by John Polanyi

Science never gives up searching for truth, since it never claims to have achieved it.

Quotes by John Polanyi

It is this, at its most basic, that makes science a humane pursuit; it acknowledges the commonality of people's experience.

Quotes by John Polanyi

Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society.

Quotes by John Polanyi

Some dreamers demand that scientists only discover things that can be used for good.

Quotes by John Polanyi

Science gives us a powerful vocabulary, and it is impossible to produce a vocabulary with which one can only say nice things.

Quotes by John Polanyi

Better to die in the pursuit of civilized values, we believed, than in a flight underground. We were offering a value system couched in the language of science.

Quotes by John Polanyi

Today, Academies of Science use their influence around the world in support of human rights.

Quotes by John Polanyi

Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for oppression.

Quotes by John Polanyi

The respect for human rights, essential if we are to use technology wisely, is not something alien that must be grafted onto science. On the contrary, it is integral to science, as also to scholarship in general.

Quotes by John Polanyi

For science must breathe the oxygen of freedom.

Quotes by John Polanyi

Science exists, moreover, only as a journey toward troth. Stifle dissent and you end that journey.

Quotes by John Polanyi

Science never gives up searching for truth, since it never claims to have achieved it. It is civilizing because it puts truth ahead of all else, including personal interests.

Quotes by John Polanyi

Those theologians who are beginning to take the doctrine of creation very seriously should pay some attention to science's story.

Quotes by John Polkinghorne

I very much enjoyed my career in science. I didn't leave science because I was disillusioned, but felt I'd done my bit for it after about twenty-five years.

Quotes by John Polkinghorne

If the experience of science teaches anything, it's that the world is very strange and surprising. The many revolutions in science have certainly shown that.

Quotes by John Polkinghorne

I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to...

Quotes by John Polkinghorne

People, and especially theologians, should try to familiarize themselves with scientific ideas. Of course, science is technical in many respects, but there are some very good books that try to set out some of the conceptual structure of science.

Quotes by John Polkinghorne

Science cannot tell theology how to construct a doctrine of creation, but you can't construct a doctrine of creation without taking account of the age of the universe and the evolutionary character of cosmic history.

Quotes by John Polkinghorne

Frequently Asked Questions

What sparked an early interest in science for one speaker?
One quote fondly recalls childhood curiosity, noting "I was, from early on, interested in science," crediting parents who were "very obliging about that," including trips to "the museum of natural history."
Is there a quote about the elegance of mathematics?
Yes - one quote reflects on why math feels so satisfying compared to other sciences: "We in science are spoiled by the success of mathematics. Mathematics is the study of problems so simple that they have good solutions." For more brain-teasing content, see our Riddles page.
Does the collection touch on science fiction?
One quote shares an enthusiasm for the genre, mentioning "science fiction and physics, things like that," along with musings on "Planets being sucked into black holes." For lighter science content, see our Jokes collection.
Is there a funny quote about the realities of scientific progress?
Yes - one quote wryly sums it up: "We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming." For more offbeat quotes, see our Animal collection.
What's the overall feel of this science collection?
It blends genuine curiosity and appreciation for science with a bit of humor about its practical, bureaucratic side. Explore more in our Doctor collection.

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