Good Scientist: When Science and Service Combine
Abhijit Naskar
Top 10 Best Quotes
“When you diminish others to elevate yourself, you only diminish yourself further.”
“In a truly civilized society there wouldn't be any billionaire, nor will there be any homeless, for all the revenue generated through taxing the rich would be distributed among the people through welfare initiatives.”
“The first step of building a good future is to recognize the reality of the present and then work through that reality.”
“Ignorance is not bliss, but acceptance of ignorance is.”
“Whether Jesus turning water into wine - whether Mecca moving around following the feet of Nanak - whether Krishna lifting a mountain on his finger - it's all fiction - which were written not to inform the public but to make them accept a certain figure as the authority of their lives.”
“What does the river, the trees, the sun care about the concept of God - their sole purpose is to sustain life on earth - and so is mine. Christ made his sacrifice for his love for society, I have made my sacrifice for my love for society, and I believe strongly more than anything else, that this tradition of sacrifice will continue through many more Christs and Naskars, so long as there is human suffering on earth.”
“We the experts in cognitive and behavioral sciences can predict human behavior but not human potential. What this means is that, though we can tell how a person is likely to feel, think and behave in a certain situation, we still cannot tell what a person is capable of. Hence the possibilities that a person holds in their neurons are immeasurable.”
“We may each be good at certain things but all of us are a bunch of dum-dums in most things.”
“To light one candle in the cottage of a poor villager is a thousand times holier than lighting a thousand candles in the church.”
“Till luxury becomes a thing of the past, equality will remain a thing of the future.”
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