To my mind, the history of science is most illuminating when the frailties of human actors are put into juxtaposition with the transcendence of natur… - Freeman Dyson

Science flourishes best when it uses freely all the tools at hand, unconstrained by preconceived notions of what science ought to be. Every time we introduce a new tool, it always leads to new and unexpected discoveries, because Nature's imagination is richer than ours.

Scientists who become icons must not only be geniuses but also performers, playing to the crowd and enjoying public acclaim.

A good cause can become bad if we fight for it with means that are indiscriminately murderous. A bad cause can become good if enough people fight for it in a spirit of comradeship and self-sacrifice. In the end it is how you fight, as much as why you fight, that makes your cause good or bad.