Quote by Walter Gilbert
The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought.

The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought. – Walter Gilbert

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Early on, its good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what youre writing about is not that relevant. – Walter Gilbert

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Its easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you dont change, your field changes around you. – Walter Gilbert

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I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people get from a religious background. – Walter Gilbert

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The church saves sinners, but science seeks to stop their manufacture. – Elbert Hubbard

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But the first the general public learned about the discovery was the news of the destruction of Hiroshima by the atom bomb. A splendid achievement of science and technology had turned malign. Science became identified with death and destruction. – Joseph Rotblat

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If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right but if he says that it is impossible, he is very probably wrong. – Arthur C. Clarke

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Gender consciousness has become involved in almost every intellectual field: history, literature, science, anthropology. Theres been an extraordinary advance. – Clifford Geertz

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