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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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To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, but to imagine your facts is another. – John Burroughs

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It cannot be said often enough that science fiction as a genre is incredibly educational – and Im speaking the written science fiction, not Star Trek. Science fiction writers tend to fill their books if theyre clever with little bits of interesting stuff and real stuff. – Terry Pratchett

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I shopped at J. Crew in high school, I studied computer science. I was a nerd-nerd, now Im a music-nerd. – Mayer Hawthorne

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Weve made science experiments of ourselves and our children. – Jonathan Safran Foer

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I think the reason people are dealing with science less well now than 50 years ago is that it has become so complicated. – James D. Watson

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