It is folly to use as one's guide in the selection of fundamental science the criterion of utility. Not because (scientists)... despise utility. But because. .. useful outcomes are best identified after the making of discoveries, rather than before.

Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for oppression.

Even in the world of molecules the civilising influence of modest restraints is a cause for rejoicing.

Science exists, moreover, only as a journey toward troth. Stifle dissent and you end that journey.

Scientia is knowledge. It is only in the popular mind that it is equated with facts.

Though we explore in a culturally-conditioned way, the reality we sketch is universal.

The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight.