"I’d like to put in a vote for the intrinsic fascination of science." ― Joshua Lederberg Topic(s): Science More From Joshua Lederberg "If we have isolated individuals able to inflict enormous harm, imagine what a single lunatic can do with a nuclear weapon. I think the whole base of civil society is at risk." "Being successful at a very young age gave me the confidence and the capability to try out other things." "I did get a very fine education, and not just in science. It took some pressure on the part of my elders to convince me that I really should take an interest in humanities." More In Science "In science, read by preference the newest works. In literature, read the oldest. The classics are always modern."― Amy Lowell "In politics, the number of women in the cabinet has fallen and, if current poll trends continue and Labour loses a number of marginal seats, the number of female MPs is likely to drop significantly."― Lucy Powell "It seems to me that socialists today can preserve their position in academic economics merely by the pretense that the differences are entirely moral questions about which science cannot decide."― Friedrich August von Hayek