In science, each new result, sometimes quite surprising, heralds a step forward and allows one to discard some hypotheses, even though one or two of these might have been highly favored.
Stanley B. PrusinerConcepts are vindicated by the constant accrual of data and independent verification of data. No prize, not even a Nobel Prize, can make something true that is not true.
Stanley B. PrusinerI believe that politics takes a much different set of skills than science. Science is about getting to the truth. Politics is about what people think and how they react.
Stanley B. Prusiner