Quote by Kim Stanley Robinson

Science was many things, Nadia thought, including a weapon with which to hit other scientists.

Science was many things, Nadia thought, including a weapon w

Summary

This quote suggests that science, although often seen as a pursuit of knowledge and discovery, can also be used as a weapon in the hands of scientists themselves. It implies that in the competitive field of science, individuals may employ various tactics to gain an advantage over their colleagues, even utilizing scientific knowledge against each other. This viewpoint highlights the complex dynamics at play within the scientific community, where the pursuit of truth and progress can be influenced by personal ambitions and rivalries.

Topics

Science Scientists

By Kim Stanley Robinson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

A dead shepherd brought tremendous chords from hell And bad

A dead shepherd brought tremendous chords from hell And bad the sheep carouse. Or so they said. Children in love with them brought early flowers And scattered them about, no two alike.

Wallace Stevens

Love

To be born woman is to know -- although they do not speak of

To be born woman is to know -- although they do not speak of it at school -- women must labor to be beautiful.

William Butler Yeats

Why are people unemployed? Because there is no work. Why is

Why are people unemployed? Because there is no work. Why is there no work? Because people are not buying products and services. Why are people not buying products and services? Because they have no money. Why do people have no money? Because they are unemployed.

Money

Imagine a thousand more such daily intrusions in your life,

Imagine a thousand more such daily intrusions in your life, every hour and minute of every day, and you can grasp the source of this paranoia, this anger that could consume me at any moment if I lost control.

Jack Henry Abbott

Anger

A person with a flexible schedule and average resources will

A person with a flexible schedule and average resources will be happier than a rich person who has everything except a flexible schedule.

People with goals succeed because they know where they're go

People with goals succeed because they know where they're going.

Earl Nightingale

Goals

He who does not have the courage to speak up for his rights

He who does not have the courage to speak up for his rights cannot earn the respect of others.

Bravery

I have enough music coming out of my kids' bedrooms when I'm

I have enough music coming out of my kids' bedrooms when I'm at home.

Home

You don't need strength to let go of something. What you rea

You don't need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding.

Understanding

It takes a fearless, unflinching love and deep humility to a

It takes a fearless, unflinching love and deep humility to accept the universe as it is. The most effective way he knew to accomplish that, the most powerful tool at his disposal, was the scientific method, which over time winnows out deception. It can't give you absolute truth because science is a permanent revolution, always subject to revision, but it can give you successive approximations of reality.

Truth Humanity Science Humility Fearless Cosmos Carl Sagan Ann Druyan Realitu

The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, bu

The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant.

Learning Knowledge

The pursuit of truth, not of facts, is the business of ficti

The pursuit of truth, not of facts, is the business of fiction.

Truth Philosophy Fiction Literature