“Science is an attempt, largely successful, to understand the world, to get a grip on things, to get hold of ourselves, to steer a safe course. Microbiology and meteorology now explain what only a few centuries ago was considered sufficient cause to burn women to death.”
― Carl Sagan, an astronomer and popular science writer, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark @ http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17349.The_Demon_Haunted_World
“Cutting off fundamental, curiosity-driven science is like eating the seed corn. We may have a little more to eat next winter but what will we plant so we and our children will have enough to get through the winters to come?”
― Carl Sagan, an astronomer and popular science writer, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark @https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17349.The_Demon_Haunted_World
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
– Margaret Mead, anthropologist, @ http://www.interculturalstudies.org/Mead/biography.html