Chemistry Quotes by Brian Schmidt

There can be theory but, you know, the problem is you've got to be able to test it. So theories are one thing, testing…

— Brian Schmidt

I'm actually surprised how technical a lot of commercial wine production is. Things are done very much from an industrial chemistry point of view…

— Brian Schmidt

If we're damaged it will take 20 years to fix ourselves. It only takes one year to cause 20 years of damage.

— Brian Schmidt

The reality is that I'm making better wine than I thought I would. The whole process is simple but beautiful.

— Brian Schmidt

I am an astronomer, and my job is to look to the heavens to better understand the universe and our place in it.

— Brian Schmidt

Australians have a free spirit and an ability to think outside the box, and that is why I like Australia so much.

— Brian Schmidt

I have been described by one of my colleagues as a 'militant agnostic' with my tagline, 'I don't know, and neither do you!' I…

— Brian Schmidt

I don't even really know what the big bang is, and so when people want to go through and say, 'Well, I believe that…

— Brian Schmidt

Because I helped discover the expansion rate of the universe was accelerating.

— Brian Schmidt

Science is not, despite how it is often portrayed, about absolute truths. It is about developing an understanding of the world, making predictions, and…

— Brian Schmidt

Even if I stumble on to the absolute truth of any aspect of the universe, I will not realise my luck and instead will…

— Brian Schmidt

I think a scientist's job is to explore the Universe, to explore the cosmos around us. People always want to know - why is…

— Brian Schmidt