Though Neglectful Of Their Responsibility To Protect

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.

A Wise Man In China Asked His Gardener To Plant A Shrub. The Gardener Objected That It Only Flowered Once In A Hundred Years. "in That Case," Said The Wise Man, "plant It Immediately." [on The Importance Of Fundamental Research.]

Science Is A Collection Of Stories, Linking Characters Worthy Of Notice.

Nothing Is More Irredeemably Irrelevant Than Bad Science.

Discoveries That Are Anticipated Are Seldom The Most Valuable. ... It's The Scientist Free To Pilot His Vessel Across Hidden Shoals Into Open Seas Who Gives The Best Value.