26 Quotes by C.P. Snow

Advertising degrades the people it appeals to; it deprives them of their will to choose.

Nine English traditions out of ten date from the latter half of the 19th century.

I was searching for something a little more than a dashing metaphor, a good deal less than a cultural map: and for those purposes the two cultures is about right.

What we need to do is to humanize the scientist and simonize the humanist.

I want a man who knows something about himself. And is appalled. And has to forgive himself to get along.

Try as I might, I could never feel any great affection for a man who so much resembled a Baked Alaska – sweet, warm and gungy on the outside, hard and cold within.

A scientist has to be neutral in his search for the truth, but he cannot be neutral as to the use of that truth when found. If you know more than other people, you have more responsibility, rather than less.

It takes a very strong head to keep secrets for years and not go slightly mad. It isn’t wise to be advised by anyone slightly mad.

The most dreadful thing of all is that many millions of people in the poor countries are going to starve to death before our eyes. We shall see them doing so upon our television sets.