From Cat's Cradle
Dr. Asa Breed: I'm sick of people misunderstanding what a scientist is, what a scientist does.
Narrator: I'll do my best to clear up the misunderstanding.
Dr. Asa Breed: In this country most people don't even understand what pure research is.
Narrator: I'd appreciate it if you'd tell me what it is.
Dr. Asa Breed: It isn't looking for a better cigarette filter or a softer face tissue or a longer-lasting house paint, God help us. Everybody talks about research and practically nobody in this country's doing it...when...companies brag about their research, they're talking about industrial hack technicians who wear white coats, work out of cookbooks, and dream up an improved windshield wiper for next year's Oldsmobile.