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Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society.

I hope I'll be remembered for my scientific contribution to understanding life and human life.

I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.

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.

I love to watch how scientists' minds work.

Others think it the responsibility of scientists to coerce the rest of society, because they have the power that derives from special knowledge.

I saw science as being in harmony with humanity.

Each generation of scientists stands upon the shoulders of those who have gone before.

As scientists, we step on the shoulders of science, building on the work that has come before us - aiming to inspire a new generation of young scientists to continue once we are gone.

I think it's important for scientists to be a bit less arrogant, a bit more humble, recognising we are capable of making mistakes and being fallacious - which is increasingly serious in a society where our work may have unpredictable consequences.