Vannevar Bush

Every problem is an opportunity in disguise.

The end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.

Science has been the endless frontier.

The applications of science have been so numerous and so powerful that they have altered the entire world.

Basic research is the pacemaker of technological progress.

New products and new processes are not born full-grown. They are founded on new principles and new conceptions, which in turn result from basic scientific research.

We have been living on our scientific capital. For the past 25 years, the United States has been preeminent in the field of science, and in the application of science to the production of goods and services. But we have been living on our scientific capital.

The scientist is not responsible for the laws of nature, but he is responsible for the way in which he uses them.

The world of tomorrow will be a world of machines, and the man who understands machines will be the man who understands the world.

The machine is a tool, not a master.

The scientist has a simple faith, which transcends the ordinary faith of man. It is the faith that the universe is orderly and that the laws of nature are discoverable.

The future of civilization depends on the ability of man to control his own destiny.

The scientist is not a magician, but a man who works with facts.

The greatest discoveries are not made by accident, but by hard work and perseverance.

The true scientist is a man who is never satisfied with what he knows, but is always striving to know more.

The progress of science depends on the freedom of thought and expression.

The scientist is a man who is always asking questions, and is never satisfied with the answers.

The machine is a marvelous thing, but it is not a substitute for the human mind.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

The scientist is a man who is always looking for new ways to solve old problems.