Belief sometimes precedes understanding; faith sometimes…

Faith precedes the miracle. It has ever been so and shall ever be. It was not raining when Noah was commanded to build an…

— Thomas S. Monson

Experience precedes understanding.

— Jean Piaget

“Self-knowledge, a spiritual metamorphosis, precedes understanding other people and comprehending the beauty of being part of the spontaneous interplay of the natural world.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster

This last chapter .. may have given the impression that somehow man is the ultimate triumph of evolution, that all these millions of years…

— David Attenborough

The scientific evidence is now overwhelming: climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response

— Nicholas Stern

How is it that, in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence, there are still some who would deny the dangers of climate change? Not…

— Nicholas Stern

Yes, all of life is sacred, including plants; and yes, there is research that demonstrates that plants have feelings - they feel it when…

— Sharon Gannon

The best scientific evidence suggests temperatures are rising, and the best scientific evidence suggests man-made anthropogenic carbon emissions have some substantial thing to do…

— Bret Stephens

I don't think about life everlasting. If something doesn't have scientific evidence to back it up, I don't believe it. I'm a straight shooter.

— Chuck Yeager

But the fact of the matter is that all scientific evidence would show, based upon what we know about this disease, that muscle cuts…

— Ann Veneman

Personally, I am convinced the human personality does survive the change which we call death. Although we have no scientific evidence of this at…

— Jane Roberts

The pursuit of happiness is enshrined in the Declaration of Independence as a right of all Americans, as well as on the self-improvement shelves…

— Martin Seligman

I cannot believe in God when there is no scientific evidence for the existence of a supreme being and creator.

— Jodie Foster

“Maybe  there's no scientific evidence of desserts curing what ails you, but if you ask me, the jury's still out on science anyway. ”

— Crystal Cestari

At a recent conference, a colleague told one of us that in IPCC discussions, some scientists have been reluctant to make strong claims about…

— Naomi Oreskes