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I have an idealistic view of science as a liberalising and progres

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

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I think it was this curiosity about the natural world which awoke my early interest in science. – Paul Nurse

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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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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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I did not imagine that the second half of my life would be spent on efforts to avert a mortal danger to humanity created by science. – Joseph Rotblat

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In teaching man, experimental science results in lessening his pride more and more by proving to him every day that primary causes, like the objective reality of things, will be hidden from him forever and that he can only know relations. – Claude Bernard

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I was always good at math and science, and I never realized that that was unusual or somehow undesirable. – Marissa Mayer

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