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Quote by Paul Nurse
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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I met my wife Anne who was a sociology student, and her influence together with activities associated with the student movement of the time opened up my interests amongst other things into the theatre, art, music, politics and philosophy. – Paul Nurse

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Politics
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I felt strongly that since the pursuit of good science was so difficult it was essential that the problem being studied was an important one to justify the effort expanded. – 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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The increased global linkages promote economic growth in the world through two key mechanisms: the division of labor and the international spillovers of knowledge. – Toshihiko Fukui

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Knowledge

We have no firm hold on any knowledge or philosophy that can lift us out of our difficulties. – Anne Sullivan Macy

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Knowledge

Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Knowledge

Knowledge about life is one thing effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another. – William James

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Danger past, God forgotten. – Proverb

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When we are not sure, we are alive. – Graham Greene

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Certainty

As a young man, even if I was going to see a play or a film by myself, I didnt feel like I was alone. There was something that was unfolding up there that brought me into it. And I recognised that. For those two hours, it made me feel like I belonged to something really good. – Tom Hanks

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A lot of restaurants serve good food, but they dont have very good service. – Wolfgang Puck

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