I am not here concerned with intent, but with scientific standards, especially the ability to tell the difference between a fact, an opinion, a hypothesis, and a hole in the ground.

They cannot count on the press and they cannot count on Congressional committees to bring the problems of the scientific community to their own attention, or to police the scientific community.

Axiomatization is what one does last, it's rubbish. It's the hygiene of mathematics, axiomatization.

The only goal of science is the honour of the human spirit, and a question in number theory is worth a question concerning the system of the world.

Questions have also arisen about AIDS being transmitted to hemophiliacs via blood transfusions.

To address questions of scientific responsibility does not necessarily imply that one needs technical competence in a particular field (e.g. biology) to evaluate certain technical matters.

I object to a legal approach when settling questions of science or scientific behavior.

Originally, in the early eighties, the drug hypothesis was among the first which occurred to scientists.

There exist thousands of Americans who have AIDS-defining diseases but are HIV negative.

What standards are upheld by the scientific community affect the community internally, and also affect its relations with society at large, including Congress.

Roughly speaking, this hypothesis asks whether drug use causes some of the diseases officially associated with AIDS, such as immunodeficiency and Kaposi's sarcoma.

In the absence of light, you find the brightest parts of you.

You're cute when you're worried. Your eyebrows get all scrunched together.

Sudden acquaintance brings repentance.

You think, you become that thought. And consciousness, or the state of pure awareness, is lost.

What we do does not define who we are. What defines us is how well we rise after falling

I would love to take off the stilettos and put the boots back on. Strap something to my hip, and let's go!

It's why I laugh so much. If my face is going to stick, I'm going to like looking at it.

Indeed, the opposite of joy is not sorrow. The opposite of joy is unbelief.

If you fail me, I'll kill you. I swear it, Keenan. If you fail me, I'll rip your heart out with my own hands." "If I fail you, I'll cut it out for you.

Television is now the dominant factor in the lives of too many American children.