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

The respect for human rights, essential if we are to use technology wisely, is not something alien that must be grafted onto science. On the contrary, it is integral to science, as also to scholarship in general.

Authority in science exists to be questioned, since heresy is the spring from which new ideas flow.

Some dreamers demand that scientists only discover things that can be used for good.

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

When, as we must often do, we fear science, we really fear ourselves. Human dignity is better served by embracing knowledge.

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