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Having chosen something worth doing, never give up, and try not to let anyone down.

At no point do I ever remember taking religion very seriously or even feeling that the biblical stories were any different from fairy stories. Certainly, none of it made any sense. By comparison, the world in which I lived, though I might not always understand it in all aspects, always made a lot of sense.

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Never, ever, compromise on science.

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Scientific discoveries matter much more when they're communicated simply and well - if you can't explain your work to the man in the pub, what's the point?

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I've always felt that the Nobel Prize gives me nothing as far as science is concerned.

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I think the most important thing that young people should be taught at school is how they can decide what they're being told is true.

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If doing something with second-rate effort satisfies you, find something else to do - where only your best effort will satisfy you personally.

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Art and science are intrinsically the same except for one thing. The universe is in control of your science, whether it's right or wrong, and the public are in control of your art - if they're going to buy it, if you're going to make a living that way.

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We live in a world economically, socially, and culturally dependent on science not only functioning well, but being wisely applied.

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The laissez-faire attitude to science education has resulted in a disaster exemplified by the fact that more young people are opting for media studies than physics.

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Harry Kroto

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