Point of view 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