Quote by Jacob Bronowski
It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot

It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it. – Jacob Bronowski

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Astronomy is not the apex of science or of invention. But it is a test of the cast of temperament and mind that underlies a culture. – Jacob Bronowski

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We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is the nature of the human imagination. Yet every man, every civilization, has gone forward because of its engagement with what it has set itself to do. – Jacob Bronowski

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Future
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That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer. – Jacob Bronowski

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Thats what we need nowadays, is more children that have goals other than being a sports figure or some kind of celebrity. I think its great that a kid wants to learn more and wants to be at the peak of learning, especially at that young. – Joe Nichols

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Its a weird sensation to be mad and learning at the same time. – Jeff Foxworthy

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A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well. – Dan Rather

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This was our last stop. This was it. We had those two embryos that we had banked prior to learning about the breast cancer, and with the medicine she was on, this was our last effort. The prayers were answered. – Bill Rancic

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