“But one had to trust instruments over instincts, that was science.”
Source: Blue Mars (1996), Chapter 2, “Areophany” (p. 70)
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“Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts.”
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“I have a natural instinct for science.”
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Jonathan Chait
New York Intelligencer
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“Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.”