The scientist rigorously defends his right to be ignorant of almost everything except his specialty.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The scientist only imposes two things, namely truth and sincerity, imposes them upon himself and upon other scientists.
A humble scientist is a good scientist.
Scientific men can hardly escape the charge of ignorance with regard to the precise effect of the impact of modern science upon the mode of living of the people and upon their civilisation.
If I may take the liberty to speak for science at least, today his name and his prizes are without a peer in the world. He not only elevates science but he influences it as well.
His ignorance is encyclopedic.
Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society.
If a scientist is not befuddled by what they're looking at, then they're not a research scientist.
Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground-floor. But if a man hasn't got plenty of good common sense, the more science he has, the worse for his patient.
He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong.
I think the main lesson that I have learned is that a good scientist is a humble scientist who is open-minded to listen to other scientists when they discover something.