Logo
Quote by Paul Nurse
Like many students, I found the drudgery of real experiments and t

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

Other quotes by Paul Nurse

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

Category:
Politics
Author
Paul Nurse
Read Quote

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

Category:
Health
Author
Paul Nurse
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Science
category

One of the first rules of science is if somebody delivers a secret weapon to you, you better use it. – Herbert Simon

Category:
Science

The media thinks that you have to make science sexy and concentrate on themes such as rivalry and the human issues. – James Dyson

Category:
Science

We know from science that nothing in the universe exists as an isolated or independent entity. – Margaret J. Wheatley

Category:
Science

Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths. – Karl Popper

Category:
Science

Random Quotes

We all know how powerful the web can be for raising political money. Well, if youre game, the Duke Cunningham Legal Defense Fund is apparently ready to accept your donation. – Joshua Micah Marshall

Category:
legal

Medical research in the twentieth century mostly takes place in the lab in the Renaissance, though, researchers went first and foremost to the library to see what the ancients had said. – Peter Lewis Allen

Category:
Medical

I came into music just because I wanted the bread. Its true. I looked around and this seemed like the only way I was going to get the kind of bread I wanted. – Mick Jagger

Category:
Music

Those who in principle oppose birth control are either incapable of arithmetic or else in favor of war, pestilence and famine as permanent features of human life. – Bertrand Russell

Category:
Birth Control