“It should be done with the same degree of alacrity and nonchalance that you would display in authorizing a highly intelligent trained bear to remove your appendix.” ShouldDoneBearsDegreesIntelligentRemoveDisplayAppendixHighly IntelligentNonchalanceAlacrity Author:Daniel S. Greenberg
“The scientific community having made a rapid ascent from deep poverty to great affluence, from academe's cloisters to Washington's high councils, still tends to be a bit excitable - not unlike a nouveau riche in a fluctuating market.” MadeStillsBitsCommunityPovertyCouncilRapidsAffluenceAscentNouveau Riche Book:The Politics of Pure Science Source: The Politics of Pure Science
“Love is the self-delusion we manufacture to justify the trouble we take to have sex.” LoveSelfSexLove IsTroubleDelusionJustifySelf Delusion Author:Daniel S. Greenberg
“After approximately two decades and several billion dollars....Among the various types of cancer that account for 78% of the incidence..the upward trend in survival rates has not exceeded a few %....a far gloomier picture than has been generally conveyed to a hopeful public by our leading cancer research institutions...A generally passive lay press has been the means of transmission.” MeanHas BeensTwoAgeDarkTypeSurvivalResearchAccountsInstitutionsPressesLaysDollarsRateCancerVariousDecadesMedicalBillionsHopefulTrendsPassiveDark AgesTransmissionIncidenceCancer Research Author:Daniel S. Greenberg
“Papanicolaou published for 15 years before anyone would listen to him, but now you find (the) ACS extolling the virtue of the Pap test.” YearsAgeDarkVirtueTestsMedicalDark Ages Author:Daniel S. Greenberg
“Storing your car in New York is safer than entering it in a demolition derby. But not much.” CarNew YorkEnteringDerbyDemolitionDemolition Derby Author:Daniel S. Greenberg
