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title: "5 Children Scientists Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Children and scientists share an outlook on life. If I do this, what will happen? is both the motto of the child…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gleick/children-and-scientists-share-an-outlook-on-life-if-i-do-this-what/)

[James Gleick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gleick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/843/james-gleick-2623_children_children-and-scientists-share-an-outlook_172718.jpg)

> [Words of wisdom are spoken by children at least as often as scientists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-newman/words-of-wisdom-are-spoken-by-children-at-least-as-often-as-scientists/)

[James Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-newman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffa/james-newman-45730_children_words-of-wisdom-are-spoken-by-children-a_757808.jpg)

> [Children and scientists share an outlook on life. 'If I do this, what will happen?' is both the motto of the child…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gleick/children-and-scientists-share-an-outlook-on-life-if-i-do-this-what-2/)

[James Gleick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gleick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ff/james-gleick-2623_both_children-and-scientists-share-an-outlook_2540379.jpg)

> [“Children discover and verify their theories in quite the same way that scientists do: through experimentation. They manipulate the world and discover…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-m-hurley-daniel-c-dennet-reginald-b-adams/children-discover-and-verify-their-theories-in-quite-the-same-way/)

[Matthew M. Hurley Daniel C. Dennet Reginald B. Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-m-hurley-daniel-c-dennet-reginald-b-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77a/matthew-m-hurley-daniel-c-denn_children_children-discover-and-verify-their-theor_3037156.jpg)

> [“It’s not that children are little scientists — it’s that scientists are big children. Scientists actually are the few people who as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-gopnik/it-s-not-that-children-are-little-scientists-it-s-that-scientists-are/)

[Alison Gopnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-gopnik/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/379/alison-gopnik-4163_children_it-s-not-that-children-are-little-scient_3126146.jpg)

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