Jean Rostand's Quote - It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the th

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It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the th

It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is surest of. – Jean Rostand

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My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists. – Jean Rostand

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A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. – Jean Rostand

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God, that dumping ground of our dreams. – Jean Rostand

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Science makes no pretension to eternal truth or absolute truth. – E. T. Bell

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As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of non-fictional history, particularly historical biography. – Norman Spinrad

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Fashion is the science of appearances, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be. – Edwin Hubbel Chapin

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Science consistently produces a new crop of miraculous truths and dazzling devices every year. – Kary Mullis

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