William B. Richardson Quotes

I do hope that 'Interstellar' and this kind of science in film will catch the public fancy and help to reignite an interest in science - and a respect for the power of science in dealing with the problems that society has to deal with.

Science fiction is the WikiLeaks of science, getting word to the public about what cutting-edge research really means.

Science is the best idea humans have ever had. The more people who embrace that idea, the better.

If scientists can't communicate with the public, with policy makers, with one another, the future is going to be held back. We're not going to have the future that we could have.

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.

I'm truly glad I've managed to get the public interested in questions about basic research.

We need science education to produce scientists, but we need it equally to create literacy in the public. Man has a fundamental urge to comprehend the world about him …

The government needs good science, and I’m not willing to abdicate the role of advising the Administration and Congress on [science] policy.

Who does science determines what science gets done.

The United States needs to be a leader in scientific research.

Everyone who's rational should have an interest in science. The future of our planet depends on our understanding of science... It's something I value immensely.

There are two - parallel - universes of science. One is the actual day-to-day work of scientists, patiently researching into all parts of the world and sometimes making amazing discoveries. The other is the role science plays in the public imagination - the powerful effect it has in shaping how millions of ordinary people see the world.

Science is the future of mankind.

All the traditional STEM fields, the science, technology, engineering, and math fields, are stoked when you dream big in an agency such as NASA.

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.

For me it's been very exciting to contribute to the public's understanding of how rich and wondrous science is.

Science is far from the center of the world for most people: even for many with highly sophisticated tastes, interests, and accomplishments.

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

I believe scientists have a duty to share the excitement and pleasure of their work with the general public, and I enjoy the challenge of presenting difficult ideas in an understandable way.

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

Scientists are not these guys in lab coats deep in the inner bowels of universities and hospitals with their Bunsen burners. They're the people molding the culture that we live in, the future of our culture, and the technology we rely on every day.

I had then and still retain an interest in science for its own sake and as a metaphor for our current lives.

Science reckons many prophets, but there is not even a promise of a Messiah.

Science as an intellectual exercise enriches our culture, and is in itself ennobling.

I count myself fortunate to be able to participate in the life of science in this era.