Mark Walport Quotes

Not all research is going to be turned into some new innovation, but there are some things that can be and that haven't been, and I think the federal government has a proper role to play in doing that.

Society needs to see science not as a luxury of funding but as a fundamental activity that drives enlightenment, economics, and security.

Let us advance science to create a better world for all.

This is an appropriate role for the federal government - to invest in basic research.

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

We need to show why the government should be funding science and how that funding delivers.

Federal research is vital to the innovation that drives our local economy and global competitiveness.

The scientific community should work as hard as possible to address major issues that affect our everyday lives such as climate change, infectious diseases and counterterrorism; in particular, 'clean energy' research deserves far higher priority. And science and technology are the prime routes to tackling these issues.

Human history in essence is the history of ideas.

If there is any conflict between Congress and science, Congress will win. Congress is paying the bills.

The public hears that we're Number 1 in science and they want to know why that fact isn't making their lives better.

The major challenge facing us is to elevate our national life to the highest level of civilization and prosperity.

After the end of the Cold War, we have the obligation to help these Eastern European countries to enjoy the same kinds of benefits that we enjoyed 50 years ago.

Physics is not a religion. If it were, we’d have a much easier time raising money.

Upon the progress of knowledge the whole progress of the human race is immediately dependent: he who retards that, hinders this also.

After World War II, the U. S. Government made massive investments in the nascent field of computer science, both in research and in industry. In the 1950s it bought almost 50 percent of all semiconductors that were produced, thus driving down their costs until the private sector could afford to buy them.

People that create jobs create tax payers, which benefits society as a whole.

People want development, modern thinking. They want to encourage and support research in agriculture and other fields.

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.

The next great technology revolution might be around the corner, but it won't automatically improve most people's lives. That will depend on politics, which is indeed ugly but also inescapable.

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

While global research is crucial, the U.S. must maintain its leadership role as the world's innovator for both medical advancement and job creation.

Many of our advances in science and technology were seeded through government.

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

I came to CSIR with a passion to apply all of my scientific - entrepreneurial talents to help uplift the masses of Indians through the delivery of technologies.