- Sandro Rubbia: You should have submitted your ideas to a private business or maybe developed them yourself.
- Carlo Fermi: It wasn't just about making money for me.
- Sandro Rubbia: Why? You think that people who work in public research aren't there for profit or to have their names published in fancy journals?
- Carlo Fermi: It's different.
- Sandro Rubbia: Different? Are you sure, Carlo? Universities are no longer the intellectual centre of this country. Most people leave after graduating. Keep thinking like this and you'll be left behind.