Modern civilization is largely devoted to the pursuit of the cult of delusion. There is no general information about the nature of… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
I catch myself thinking 'Thank God For This' out of habit, and then I understand what he's so concerned about. What if… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
When I talk about the pain and hardship of a scientist's life, I'm speaking of more than existential angst. Galileo's work was… — Leon M. Lederman Copy Share Image
I had changed from being a mathematician to a practicing scientist. I was increasingly embarassed that I could no longer follow some… — John Pople Copy Share Image
...Which brings me to the Hubble Space Telescope's newest images. If it's wonder that you're looking for, and mystery, don't just scan… — Mark Bowden Copy Share Image
[Scientists] define these [terms] in tight phrases which convey a meaning only to those who already understand it. — Anthony Standen Copy Share Image
For many years I was the youngest among my mathematical friends. It makes me melancholy to realize that I now have become… — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
Climate science has been targeted by a major political movement, environmentalism, as the focus of their efforts, wherein the natural disasters of… — Richard Lindzen Copy Share Image
Using any reasonable definition of a scientist, we can say that 80 to 90 percent of all the scientists that have ever… — Derek J. de Solla Price Copy Share Image
Ask a scientist a very profound question on his science, and he will be silent. Ask a religious person a very simple… — Kedar Joshi Copy Share Image
Only time will tell in what ways Freud was prescient and in what ways he failed to understand how the mind functions.… — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
When, however, the lay public rallies round an idea that is denounced by distinguished but elderly scientists and supports that idea with… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
I think top scientists need to be compensated at a different scale in society. Somebody with experience will tell you that true… — Yuri Milner Copy Share Image
Mental patterns do not originate out of inorganic nature. They originate out of society, which originates out of inorganic nature. And, as… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
Scientists in general tend to have what I would call a bit of hubris that the public do not necessarily understand. So… — George Coyne Copy Share Image
Although reading the classics in Latin in school may be not as fulfilling as it would be at a more mature age,… — George Andrew Olah Copy Share Image
A scientist lives with all reality. There is nothing better. To know reality is to accept it, and eventually to love it. — George Wald Copy Share Image
On prime time entertainment television, scientists are most at risk. Ten percent of scientists featured in prime-time entertainment programming get killed, and… — George Gerbner Copy Share Image
There is no refutation of Darwinian evolution in existence. If a refutation ever were to come about, it would come from a… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
All basic scientists who look to the NCI for funding should know that I will tolerate no retreat on the study of… — Harold E. Varmus Copy Share Image
Air pollution is terrible for our children. Every single scientist, every single doctor will tell you the same thing: Air pollution damages… — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
Startups allow technologists and scientists to take risks and change plans in a way that would be frowned upon in a big… — Vinod Khosla Copy Share Image
It seems to me that when confronted with the marvels of life and the universe, one must ask why and not just… — Arthur Leonard Schawlow Copy Share Image
Scientists disagree among themselves but they never fight over their disagreements. They argue about evidence or go out and seek new evidence.… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image