“History proves abundantly that pure science, undertaken without regard to applications to human needs, is usually ultimately of direct benefit to mankind.” NeedsHumansMankindPureProveBenefitsDirectRegardApplicationHuman Needs Author:Irving Langmuir
“Today, reishi stands out as one the most valuable of all polypore mushrooms in nature for the benefit of our health. Many naturopaths and doctors prefer organically-grown reishi from pristine environments because they are more pure.” TodayEnvironmentPureBenefitsDoctorsValuableStanding OutMushroomsPristine Author:Paul Stamets
“One of the chief inhibitions to human progress arises because of the extreme slowness with which the advances in knowledge become translated into action for the benefit of society as a whole. There is no step more important for the removal of that inhibition than that of providing for intimate contact between the leaders in the fields of pure and applied science.” HumansImportantWholeActionLeaderStepsProgressFieldsPureBenefitsExtremesAriseContactChiefsIntimateProvidingRemovalHuman ProgressInhibitionsSlownessApplied Science Book:The autobiography of Robert A. Millikan Source: The autobiography of Robert A. Millikan
“In defense of games, I want to point out that the writing in plays, including everything by August Strindberg and The Lion King, is 100% pure crap. So we're doing better than they are even though they have the benefit of mostly not being about space marines.” WantWritingPlayGamesSpaceKingsPureBenefitsIncludingDefenseLionsCrapMarineAugustLion King Author:Erik Wolpaw
“We must not forget that when radium was discovered no one knew that it would prove useful in hospitals. The work was one of pure science. And this is a proof that scientific work must not be considered from the point of view of the direct usefulness of it. It must be done for itself, for the beauty of science, and then there is always the chance that a scientific discovery may become like the radium a benefit for humanity.” MayDoneScienceHumanityChanceForgetViewsMankindPureProveBenefitsDiscoveryDirectPoint Of ViewProofHospitalsUsefulnessScientific DiscoveryMarieDiscovery In Science Author:Marie Curie
“Jesus has chosen, even in a resurrected, otherwise perfected body, to retain for the benefit of His disciples the wounds in His hands and in His feet and in His side-signs, if you will, that painful things happen even to the pure and the perfect; signs, if you will, that pain in this world is not evidence that God doesn't love you; signs, if you will, that problems pass and happiness can be ours.” IfsWorldProblemBodyHandsHappensPainJesusSidesPerfectFeetLove YouThis WorldPureBenefitsEvidencePainfulWoundsThings HappenChosenDisciplePainful Things Author:Jeffrey R. Holland