Creative Quotations from . . .
Luther Burbank
(1849-1926) born on Mar 07
US "naturalist, plant breeder". "He contributed to the study of genetics by breeding many useful varieties of fruits, vegetables and grains."
 
   
F
Science is knowledge arranged and classified according to truth, facts, and the general laws of nature."

R
It is well for people who think to change their minds occasionally in order to keep them clean.
A
"For those who do not think, it is best at least to rearrange their prejudices once in a while."
N
"The scientist is a lover of truth for the very love of truth itself, wherever it may lead."
K
The lure of happiness and the fear of pain . . . are the two forces which have through untold millenniums kept what we usually call life from destruction by the ever encroaching outside forces of destruction.


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "Interview in "San Francisco Bulletin," 22 Jan 1926."
R: "In "Peter's Quotations," by Laurence J. Peter, 1977."
A: "In "Quotable Business," ed. Louis E. Boone, 1992."
N: "In "Great Quotations," by George Seldes, 1983."
K: "In "The Great Thoughts," by George Seldes, 1985."



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