The scientist, by the very nature of his commitment, creates more and more questions, never fewer. Indeed the measure of our intellectual maturity, one philosopher suggests, is our capacity to feel less and less satisfied with our answers to better problems. – G.W. Allport, Becoming, 1955
After all, science is essentially international, and it is only through lack of the historical sense that national qualities have been attributed to it. – Marie Curie
For most Americans, Friday afternoons are filled with positive anticipation of the weekend. In Washington, its where government officials dump stories they want to bury. Good news gets dropped on Monday so bureaucrats can talk about it all week. – John Sununu
The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe by virtue of their personal experiences about themselves and society. – Paul Wellstone
