Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"Science is humanity's most powerful tool for understanding reality."Max Delbrück
"A single mutation can reshape the course of an organism's entire existence."Thomas Hunt Morgan
"To understand genetics is to possess the key to understanding life's past and future."Thomas Hunt Morgan
"The power of science lies in its humility before the unknown."Rita Levi-Montalcini
"Power used in service of understanding is power at its highest expression."Rita Levi-Montalcini
"In molecular work, the precision required mirrors the precision of nature itself."Alfred Hershey
"The power of science lies not in controlling nature but in understanding it."Alfred Hershey
"Power corrupts most thoroughly when wielded without principle."Hermann Muller
"Power without accountability inevitably becomes tyranny in subtle disguise."Hermann Muller
"The greatest power a scientist possesses is the power to remain uncertain."Oswald Avery
"Evolution is the most powerful force in the biological world."Hermann Muller
"Power lies in knowledge of natural law"Hugo de Vries
"Power without knowledge is merely force"Hugo de Vries
"Power without wisdom leads to destruction."Alfred Russel Wallace
"Power is best used to uplift others."Alfred Russel Wallace
"Power should be exercised with wisdom."Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
"Power without wisdom is destructive."Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
"The power of human reason is our greatest asset."Alfred Russel Wallace
"Power without wisdom leads to tyranny and ruin."Alfred Russel Wallace
"Effort and will shape the destiny of species."Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
"Willpower can overcome natural limitations."Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
"The power of classification lies in revealing nature's hidden order."Richard Owen
"The power of science lies in its ability to reveal hidden harmonies."Richard Owen
"To name a thing is to possess it."Carolus Linnaeus
"The evidence of extinction teaches us that no power, no matter how great, is eternal."Georges Cuvier
"In heredity, we find that we are both the result of the past and the architects of the future."Hugo de Vries
"The laws governing heredity operate in silence, but their effects reshape the world."Hugo de Vries
"The gift of naming is the gift of power."Carolus Linnaeus
"The power of variation is the power to transcend limitation."Hugo de Vries
"The power of knowledge surpasses all earthly power."Carolus Linnaeus