“I do not think there is a person in this world who has been a more ardent admirer of him than I have been. His life and work have been an inspiration to the whole earth, shedding light in the dark places which so sadly needed light. His memory calls forth my most sincere homage, love, and esteem. {Burbank on the great Robert Ingersoll, whom he admired so much that he requested Ingersoll's eulogy for his brother, Ebon Ingersoll, to be read at his own funeral}” LoveLightInspirationInfluenceHonorRespectPraiseMemoryEsteemAdmirationIngersollRobert G IngersollRobert IngersollRobert Green Ingersoll Author:Luther Burbank
“Those who would legislate against the teaching of evolution should also legislate against gravity, electricity and the unreasonable velocity of light, and also, should introduce a clause to prevent the use of the telescope, the microscope and the spectroscope or any other instrument of precision which may in the future be invented, constructed or used for the discovery of truth.” ShouldMayUseLightUsedReligionAtheismTeachingEvolutionDiscoveryInstrumentsGravityIntroducingElectricityPrecisionUnreasonableTelescopesMicroscopesClausesVelocity Author:Luther Burbank
“All scientists have found that preconceived notions, dogmas, and all personal prejudice and bias, must be set aside, listening patiently, quietly and reverently to the lessons, one by one, which Mother Nature has to teach, shedding light on that which was before a mystery, so that all who will may see and know. She conveys her truths only to those who are passive and receptive.” KnowsMayLightMotherFoundNatureTeachMysteryListeningLessonsScientistPrejudiceNotionDogmaPassiveBiasMother NatureReceptivePreconceived NotionsShedding Light Author:Luther Burbank
“The clear light of science teaches us that we must be our own saviors, if we are to be found worth saving.” IfsLightFoundTeachClearSavingSavior Book:My Beliefs Source: My Beliefs
“Science . . . has opened our eyes to the vastness of the universe and given us light, truth and freedom from fear where once was darkness, ignorance and superstition. There is no personal salvation, except through science.” LightEyeUniverseGivenDarknessIgnoranceSalvationSuperstitionsVastness Book:My Beliefs Source: My Beliefs
