Gerald Edelman Quotes

“Science is imagination in the service of the verifiable truth, and that service is indeed communal. It cannot be rigidly planned. Rather, it requires freedom and courage and the plural contributions of many different kinds of people who must maintain their individuality while giving to the group.”

“My idea of socialism is no state monopoly. There should be stress on the subjectivity of the human being. You need good material conditions, a high level of culture, much freedom and friendship. And it won't come today or tomorrow. It's a long and winding road”

“When finally substantiated by scientific means, such a view will allow an individual to see his place in the world with greater clarity-- how he came from the world and how he may contribute to his fellows while he enjoys for a brief time the privilege of consciousness and communication.”

“Memory results from a process of continual re-categorization which, by its nature, must be procedural and involve continual motor activity and repeated rehearsal.”

“Writers seek to create order out of the chaos of everyday life, and to extract meaning from both the tragic and the mundane”

“A nation that does not stand for its children does not stand for anything and will not stand tall in the future.”

“Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than the fellowship of race and class and gender in a democratic society.”

“If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.”

“Unless children have strong education and strong families and strong communities and decent housing, it's not enough to go sit in at a lunch counter.”

“Education is a precondition to survival in America today.”