There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god.
John B. S. HaldaneA discussion between Haldane and a friend began to take a predictable turn. The friend said with a sigh, 'It's no use going on. I know what you will say next, and I know what you will do next.' The distinguished scientist promptly sat down on the floor, turned two back somersaults, and returned to his seat. 'There,' he said with a smile. 'That's to prove that you're not always right.'
John B. S. HaldaneUntil politics are a branch of science, we shall do well to regard political and social reforms as experiments rather than short-cuts to the millennium.
John B. S. HaldaneThere are 400,000 species of beetles on this planet, but only 8,000 species of mammals.
John B. S. Haldane