Nick Sagan Quotes

Please don't make the mistake of thinking that 'Oryx and Crake' is anti-science. Science is a way of knowing, and a tool. Like all ways of knowing and tools, it can be turned to bad uses. And it can be bought and sold, and it often is. But it is not in itself bad. Like electricity, it's neutral.

The most obvious characteristic of science is its application: the fact that, as a consequence of science, one has a power to do things. And the effect this power has had need hardly be mentioned. The whole industrial revolution would almost have been impossible without the development of science.

Is science of any value? I think a power to do something is of value. Whether the result is a good thing or a bad thing depends on how it is used, but the power is a value.

We are a society now that is 100 percent dependent on science.

I do not believe that the present flowering of science is due in the least to a real appreciation of the beauty and intellectual discipline of the subject. It is due simply to the fact that power, wealth and prestige can only be obtained by the correct application of science.

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

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. These are the rock stars of our time right now.

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

It was the late Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar who, by founding the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, made it possible for the scientific aspirations of my early years to continue burning brightly.

I work with a lot of scientists, and one of the frustrating things they find is that all this fascinating stuff is being done which doesn't find its way into science fiction. They say look at the science fact pages - they're so much more imaginative than science fiction.

Science plays a huge role in our lives. We're surrounded by technology, we depend on it.

Science is the only savior.

One could almost phrase the motto of our modern civilization thus: Science is my shepherd; I shall not want.

I am very pro-science.

The spending in science and technology need to be to increased.

Understanding science and pushing the boundaries of science is what makes me immensely satisfied.

So now, if we don't fund the physical sciences, where will the Next Big Thing come from?

America may say that it values science, but it sure as hell doesn't want to pay for it.

Fundamental science that may not achieve results must be supported at the state level.

I think the best SF writers are very aware of what we, in the scientific community, are doing, thinking, and discovering.

The most important thing is to recognize that research is our seed corn. It's a national security priority. It's not just a way to have enough going on that graduate students can do their Ph.D.s and scientists can publish. We have to do research, or we'll fall behind the rest of the world.

I believe in science. We're going to bring back science to the state of Wisconsin.

Doing 'Star Trek,' I got to learn about it from the inside out. I got to learn what appealed to them, why sci-fi meant so much to people, why 'Star Trek' meant so much to people.

The State of Israel must be at the forefront of global science - in physics, in mathematics, in medicine, in biology.

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.