Quote by John Burroughs
Science has done more for the development of western civilization

Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years. – John Burroughs

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A man can fail many times, but he isnt a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. – John Burroughs

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I always feel at home where the sugar maple grows…. glorious in autumn, a fountain of coolness in summer, sugar in its veins, gold in its foliage, warmth in its fibers, and health in it the year round. – John Burroughs

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Engineering is merely the slow younger brother of physics. – Steven Molaro and Daley Haggar, The Big Bang Theory, “The Killer Robot Instabili

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Most institutions demand unqualified faith; but the institution of science makes skepticism a virtue. – Robert K. Merton, Social Theory, 1957

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You see, I became kind of a drop-out in science after I came back to America. – Imogen Cunningham

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I had never seen much of Star Trek, or any other science fiction, before I was cast. But Sevens wonderful. – Jeri Ryan

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