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"The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease."

"The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease."

William Osler, Canadian Scientist

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"The intellectual property situation is bad and getting worse. To be a programmer, it requires that you understand as much law as you do technology."

"The intellectual property situation is bad and getting worse. To be a programmer, it requires that you understand as much law as you do technology."

Eric Allman, American Scientist

Technology, Law, Property

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"I am a rank individualist."

"I am a rank individualist."

Arthur Keith, Scottish Scientist

40

"Science is the poetry of reality."

"Science is the poetry of reality."

Richard Dawkins, English Scientist

Science, Poetry, Reality, Art

40

"I typically go overboard when I research new projects."

"I typically go overboard when I research new projects."

Will Wright, American Scientist

Project, Projects, Research

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"The wings are moved several times by hand to charge the crank chamber with mixture, which flows on through the external pipe and inlet valve to the compression space and cylinder."

"The wings are moved several times by hand to charge the crank chamber with mixture, which flows on through the external pipe and inlet valve to the compression space and cylinder."

Lawrence Hargrave, Australian Scientist

40

"You have to know the past to understand the present."

"You have to know the past to understand the present."

Carl Sagan, American Scientist

Knowledge, Past, Present, Understanding

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"One finds limits by pushing them."

"One finds limits by pushing them."

Herbert Simon, American Scientist

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"It's a horrible idea that God, this paragon of wisdom and knowledge, power, couldn't think of a better way to forgive us our sins than to come down to Earth in his alter ego as his son and have himself hideously tortured and executed so that he could forgive himself."

"It's a horrible idea that God, this paragon of wisdom and knowledge, power, couldn't think of a better way to forgive us our sins than to come down to Earth in his alter ego as his son and have himself hideously tortured and executed so that he could forgive himself."

Richard Dawkins, English Scientist

Religion, God, Forgiveness, Sacrifice, Sin

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"UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity."

"UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity."

Dennis Ritchie, American Scientist

Genius, Simplicity, Unix

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"Evolution is a tinkerer."

"Evolution is a tinkerer."

Francois Jacob, French Scientist

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"Science fiction writers put characters into a world with arbitrary rules and work out what happens."

"Science fiction writers put characters into a world with arbitrary rules and work out what happens."

Rudy Rucker, American Scientist

Science, Work, Fiction, Rules

39

"All science is either physics or stamp collecting."

"All science is either physics or stamp collecting."

Ernest Rutherford, New Zealander Scientist

Science, Physics

39

"After realizing that we would eventually be able to build molecular machines that could arrange atoms to form virtually any pattern that we wanted, I saw that an awful lot of consequences followed from that."

"After realizing that we would eventually be able to build molecular machines that could arrange atoms to form virtually any pattern that we wanted, I saw that an awful lot of consequences followed from that."

K. Eric Drexler, American Scientist

Atoms, Consequences, Machines

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"It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved."

"It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved."

Galileo Galilei, Italian Scientist

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"In due course, following an additional debriefing, the FBI confirmed to me and to my former counsel, Tom Carter, that I was not a suspect in this case. I assumed that my involvement in the investigation was over."

"In due course, following an additional debriefing, the FBI confirmed to me and to my former counsel, Tom Carter, that I was not a suspect in this case. I assumed that my involvement in the investigation was over."

Steven Hatfill, American Scientist

39

"And look at the mess that Russia is; most Chinese don't want to follow that."

"And look at the mess that Russia is; most Chinese don't want to follow that."

William Kirby, English Scientist

39

"I have learned more from my mistakes than from my successes."

"I have learned more from my mistakes than from my successes."

Humphry Davy, British Scientist

Mistake, Mistakes

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"When we look up at night and view the stars, everything we see is shinning because of distant nuclear fusion."

"When we look up at night and view the stars, everything we see is shinning because of distant nuclear fusion."

Carl Sagan, American Scientist

Science, Stars, Universe, Light

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"There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works."

"There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works."

Alan Perlis, American Scientist

39

"He who is in evil, is also in the punishment of evil."

"He who is in evil, is also in the punishment of evil."

Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish Scientist

Evil, Punishment

38

"Could people be trained to be less gullible? Or are you as stuck with gullibility as you are with skin colour?"

"Could people be trained to be less gullible? Or are you as stuck with gullibility as you are with skin colour?"

Keith Henson, American Scientist

38

"The Arab representatives and their followers were not interested in the persecuted millions throughout the world; they were fixed on a political agenda that distracted the world from their own serious shortcomings in the human-rights department."

"The Arab representatives and their followers were not interested in the persecuted millions throughout the world; they were fixed on a political agenda that distracted the world from their own serious shortcomings in the human-rights department."

Jack Schwartz, American Scientist

Followers, World

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"I think that by October the whole company has to migrate to OpenOffice, and then I think it's by June next year we all migrate to Linux - you don't want to migrate 6,000 people both operating system and office suite in a single jump."

"I think that by October the whole company has to migrate to OpenOffice, and then I think it's by June next year we all migrate to Linux - you don't want to migrate 6,000 people both operating system and office suite in a single jump."

Miguel de Icaza, Mexican Scientist

People, Company, June, Linux

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"People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on eachother, like a wall of mini stones."

"People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on eachother, like a wall of mini stones."

Donald Knuth, American Scientist

Art, Science, People, Computer

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"Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it."

"Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it."

Donald Knuth, American Scientist

38

"At sunset we are rattling through the streets of the little town of Cordova."

"At sunset we are rattling through the streets of the little town of Cordova."

Edward Burnett Tylor, English Scientist

38

"Evil, by definition, is that which endangers the good, and the good is what we perceive as a value."

"Evil, by definition, is that which endangers the good, and the good is what we perceive as a value."

Konrad Lorenz, Austrian Scientist

38

"The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be."

"The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be."

Konrad Lorenz, Austrian Scientist

38

"Those who know that the consensus of many centuries has sanctioned the conception that the earth remains at rest in the middle of the heavens as its center, would, I reflected, regard it as an insane pronouncement if I made the opposite assertion that the earth moves."

"Those who know that the consensus of many centuries has sanctioned the conception that the earth remains at rest in the middle of the heavens as its center, would, I reflected, regard it as an insane pronouncement if I made the opposite assertion that the earth moves."

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish Scientist

38

"Tired minds don't plan well. Sleep first, plan later."

"Tired minds don't plan well. Sleep first, plan later."

Walter Reisch, Austrian Scientist

38

"I have been trying to point out that in our lives chance may have an astonishing influence and, if I may offer advice to the young laboratory worker, it would be this - never to neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening."

"I have been trying to point out that in our lives chance may have an astonishing influence and, if I may offer advice to the young laboratory worker, it would be this - never to neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening."

Alexander Fleming, English Scientist

Advice, Appearance, Chance, Influence

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"We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire."

"We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire."

Kary Mullis, American Scientist

38

"Life is short, the art long."

"Life is short, the art long."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

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"In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same."

"In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Justice, Truth, Equality, Humanity

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"Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits."

"Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits."

Charles Darwin, English Scientist

Habit, Habits, Man

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"There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies?"

"There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies?"

Richard Dawkins, English Scientist

Fairies, Garden, May, Respect

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"No law of nature, however general, has been established all at once; its recognition has always been preceded by many presentiments."

"No law of nature, however general, has been established all at once; its recognition has always been preceded by many presentiments."

Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian Scientist

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"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Wisdom, Lent, Mind, Opposition, Spirit

37

"So I applied to medical school and received a scholarship at Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University turned out to be a lucky choice. The faculty was scholarly and dedicated and accessible to students."

"So I applied to medical school and received a scholarship at Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University turned out to be a lucky choice. The faculty was scholarly and dedicated and accessible to students."

Daniel Nathans, American Scientist

Medical, Choice, School, Students

37

"I admire David Lynch so much, and I think he made some bad decisions with Lost Highway."

"I admire David Lynch so much, and I think he made some bad decisions with Lost Highway."

Greg Egan, Australian Scientist

37

"Scientific research is one of the most exciting and rewarding of occupations."

"Scientific research is one of the most exciting and rewarding of occupations."

Frederick Sanger, English Scientist

Occupation, Occupations, Research

37

"The establishment of a law, moreover, does not take place when the first thought of it takes form, or even when its significance is recognised, but only when it has been confirmed by the results of the experiment."

"The establishment of a law, moreover, does not take place when the first thought of it takes form, or even when its significance is recognised, but only when it has been confirmed by the results of the experiment."

Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian Scientist

Thought, First, Law, Results

37

"Well, I think the camera freedom is something that we've resisted for a long time and feels like probably the biggest stretch. But it has some huge benefits."

"Well, I think the camera freedom is something that we've resisted for a long time and feels like probably the biggest stretch. But it has some huge benefits."

Will Wright, American Scientist

Time, Benefits, Freedom

37

"For a solitary animal egoism is a virtue that tends to preserve and improve the species: in any kind of community it becomes a destructive vice."

"For a solitary animal egoism is a virtue that tends to preserve and improve the species: in any kind of community it becomes a destructive vice."

Erwin Schrodinger, Austrian Scientist

Virtue, Community, Vice

37

"The major task of the twentieth century will be to explore the unconscious, to investigate the subsoil of the mind."

"The major task of the twentieth century will be to explore the unconscious, to investigate the subsoil of the mind."

Henri Bergson, French Scientist

Mind, Unconscious, Will

37

"Life is simply the reification of the process of living."

"Life is simply the reification of the process of living."

Ernst Mayr, German Scientist

37

"Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make."

"Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make."

Ruth Benedict, American Scientist

History, Decision, Future, Racism

37

"Patience and tenacity are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness."

"Patience and tenacity are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness."

Thomas Huxley, English Scientist

Cleverness, Patience, Tenacity, Weight

37

"The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim."

"The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim."

Edsger Dijkstra, Dutch Scientist

Computer, Question

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