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It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and t

It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and to see how it might help mankind in more practical ways. – Paul Nurse

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Better understanding of the natural world not only enhances all of us as human beings, but can also be harnessed for the better good, leading to improved health and quality of life. – Paul Nurse

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Health
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Like many students, I found the drudgery of real experiments and the slowness of progress a complete shock, and at my low points I contemplated other alternative careers including study of the philosophy or sociology of science. – Paul Nurse

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Science
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I have an idealistic view of science as a liberalising and progressive force for humanity. – Paul Nurse

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Oftentimes the supposed increasers of knowledge have only given a new name, and a worse, to what every body knew before. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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Knowledge

There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine mission. They are possessed with the sin of pride, they have yielded to the perennial temptation. – Walter Lippmann

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Knowledge

Personal law is simply the thought that controls your mind and your life more than any other thought. Finding that thought is the most valuable knowledge that you can have about yourself. It is like the leverage on personal change. It enables you to change very efficiently. – Leonard Orr

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There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. – Bertrand Russell

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Doubting yourself is like pointing a gun at your motivation. – Joey Gloor, Fat Chance [S1, E1, 2016]

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I dont have a saviour or a royal family. – John Malkovich

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Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again. – Rosa Parks

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I love bad movies, whereas going to the theater for me is a painful experience. I think its really hard to sit and watch actors do something live and have it not go well. – Zoe Kazan

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