“In Hamilton 's The Universe Wreckers ... it was in that novel that, for the first time, I learned Neptune had a… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
Some philosophers have been of opinion that our immortal part acquires during this life certain habits of action or of sentiment, which… — Erasmus Darwin Copy Share Image
“There is endless happiness in this world, but provided one knows the science behind it! ‘Science’ can give happiness. You have become… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
If Russia is to be a great power, it will be, not because of its nuclear potential, faith in God or the… — Zhores Alferov Copy Share Image
The work I have done has, already, been adequately rewarded and recognized. Imagination reaches out repeatedly trying to achieve some higher level… — Richard P. Feynman Copy Share Image
The attitude of the true scientist towards the real limits of human understanding was unforgettably impressed on me in early youth by… — Konrad Lorenz Copy Share Image
Fantasy involves that which general opinion regards as impossible; science fiction involves that which general opinion regards as possible under the right… — Daryl Gregory Copy Share Image
“Instead of a thoughtful progression from prototype to general-issue arm, the M-16’s journey was marked by salesmanship, sham science, cover-ups, chicanery, incompetence,… — C.J. Chivers Copy Share Image
“The wallpaper with which the men of science have covered the world of reality is falling to tatters. The grand whorehouse which… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
Magic is a combination of art and science. It's an art because of the traditional parts of things, the graceful gestures, the… — Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki Copy Share Image
Travel stories teach geography; insect stories lead the child into natural science; and so on. The teacher, in short, can use reading… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
“Our belief is not a belief. Our principles are not a faith. We do not rely solely upon science and reason, because… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
When individuals are established in universal consciousness, they live the scientific reality of the unity of life spontaneously in accord with all… — John Hagelin Copy Share Image
“...the ongoing suspicion that scientific discoveries or rigorous biblical scholarship will undermine faith is a tacit admission that faith is threatened by… — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
“It is very easy to grow tired at collecting; the period of a low tide is about all men can endure. At… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
The psychiatric interviewer is supposed to be doing three things: considering what the patient could mean by what he says; considering how… — Harry Stack Sullivan Copy Share Image
“A belief is a lever that, once pulled, moves almost everything in a person’s life. Are you a scientist? A liberal? A… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“Now is the dramatic moment of fate, Watson, when you hear a step upon the stair which is walking into your life,… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
It is fear that makes you believe that you are living and that you will be dead.What we do not want is… — U.G. Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Mass application of technological innovations, which constitutes much of the distinctive substance of modern economic growth, is closely connected with the further… — Simon Kuznets Copy Share Image
“I am no friend of probability theory, I have hated it from the first moment when our dear friend Max Born gave… — Erwin Schrödinger Copy Share Image
“While some mainstream medical professionals continue to insist that NCGS doesn’t exist, scientists have validated it as a distinct clinical condition. In… — Chris Kresser Copy Share Image
Cory Doctorow should be too busy for lunch. He's co-editor of, and a prolific contributor to, one of the most influential blogs… — Tim Harford Copy Share Image
“The requirements of a degree in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), a demanding foreign language, or a rigorous degree in… — Thomas M. Nichols Copy Share Image
“Well," she said, "how can I be sure there aren't invisible people in the world? Scientists didn't believe in the mountain gorilla… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
A US Department of Education; implementation of a scientific materialist philosophy; studies, being cleansed of religious, patriotic and other features of the… — William Z. Foster Copy Share Image
[In science any model depends on a pre-chosen taxonomy] a set of classifications into which we divide the enormous complexity of the… — Kenneth E. Boulding Copy Share Image
We must learn to set our emotions aside and embrace what science tells us. GMOs and nuclear power are two of the… — Ramez Naam Copy Share Image
When people think science and cooking, they have no idea that it's not correctly expressed. We're actually applying the scientific method. People… — Ferran Adria Copy Share Image
“With what contempt and suspicion, then, must one regard those who are no willing to wait, and who beguile themselves and terrify… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
If you thought you were trying to find out more about it because you're gonna get an answer to some deep philosophical… — Richard P. Feynman Copy Share Image
“Our teachers, our friends, our science, our studies, even our eyes can deceive us. But the word of God is entirely true… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars - mere globs of gas atoms. I too can see the… — Richard Feynman Copy Share Image
“Both died, ignored by most; they neither sought nor found public favour, for high roads never lead there. Laurent and Gerhardt never… — Charles Adolphe Wurtz Copy Share Image
Nature seems to take advantage of the simple mathematical representations of the symmetry laws. When one pauses to consider the elegance and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Meteorologists don't use a script, and most create their own graphics and certainly put together their own forecasts. Most of us went… — Ginger Zee Copy Share Image
Remember, science fiction's always been the kind of first level alert to think about things to come. It's easier for an audience… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
There's no scientific definition. A hymn... is a song of praise to God. I think there were three real goals with our… — Keith Getty Copy Share Image
Here is, in truth, the whole secret of Yoga, the science of the soul. The active turnings, the strident vibrations, of selfishness,… — Patanjali Copy Share Image
“The real purpose of the scientific method is to make sure Nature hasn't misled you into thinking you know something you don't… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image