"The future belongs to Science. More and more she will control the destinies of the nations. Already she has them in her crucible and on her balances."

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The crucible is a dividing line, a turning point, and those who have gone through it feel they are very different from the way they were before. Believing that they have been transformed or have transformed themselves, those who survive the crucible (and many don't) are more confident, more willing to take future risks. That new self-confidence is grounded in the belief that he or she has done something hard and done it well.

— Warren G. Bennis