Jack Marburger Quotes

Why do you do science? In this particular case, we don't have a very good reason to be doing this except for the knowledge that it brings. This research is especially important to young people. We all want to know what's going on in the universe.

Fundamental science that may not achieve results must be supported at the state level.

It would be difficult to discover the truth about the universe if we refused to consider anything that might be true.

I think a scientist's job is to explore the Universe, to explore the cosmos around us. People always want to know - why is that useful? Well, on just pure fundamental grounds, on some level it's like art, it's like umm, music, it's aesthetics, it's like philosophy. You want to know where you are in the Universe.

I think people love fundamental science.

Science is a wonderful discipline, to which we are deeply indebted.

No one who has understood even a fraction of what science has told us about the universe can fail to be in awe of both the cosmos and of science.

There is nothing inherently wrong about science.

Science is an enterprise that should be cherished as an activity of the free human mind. Because it transforms who we are, how we live, and it gives us an understanding of our place in the universe.

You should only go into science if you really have a yearning to make scientific discoveries.

I always say to my students that being a scientist is like being an explorer, and I really mean that because, in a sense, I think in science we explore the world, the universe around us.

It is understandable that people want to know how it affects them. But as a scientist, I would hope society would be equally interested in fundamental science.

A life devoted to science is therefore a happy life, and its happiness is derived from the very best sources that are open to dwellers on this troubled and passionate planet.

Knowing how contented, free, and joyful is life in the world of science, one fervently wishes that many would enter its portals.

Science is a fundamental part of our existence.

A scientist should be the happiest of men. Not that science isn't serious; but as everyone knows, being serious is one way of being happy, just as being gay is one way of being unhappy.

I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didn't think anything about being famous or anything like that, I was just interested in the concepts involved.

A lot of high-level scientists are in fact people of almost universal interest.

To pursue science is not to disparage the things of the spirit. In fact, to pursue science rightly is to furnish the framework on which the spirit may rise.

Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.

Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it.

Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.

Throughout history, people have studied pure science from a desire to understand the universe rather than practical applications for commercial gain. But their discoveries later turned out to have great practical benefits.

All writers are going to have to learn more about science, because it's such an interesting part of their environment.

It takes years to realize the multiple benefits of science; without adequate, sustained funding for research, the careers of many bright, young scientists may come to a screeching halt.