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title: "1 Universe Place Quotes By Brian Schmidt"
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> [I am an astronomer, and my job is to look to the heavens to better understand the universe and our place in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-schmidt/i-am-an-astronomer-and-my-job-is-to-look-to-the-heavens-to-better/)

[Brian Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-schmidt/)

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## More 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-schmidt/there-can-be-theory-but-you-know-the-problem-is-you-ve-got-to-be-able/)

[Brian Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-schmidt/i-m-actually-surprised-how-technical-a-lot-of-commercial-wine/)

[Brian Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-schmidt/if-we-re-damaged-it-will-take-20-years-to-fix-ourselves-it-only-takes/)

[Brian Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-schmidt/)

> [The reality is that I'm making better wine than I thought I would. The whole process is simple but beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-schmidt/the-reality-is-that-i-m-making-better-wine-than-i-thought-i-would-the/)

[Brian Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-schmidt/i-am-an-astronomer-and-my-job-is-to-look-to-the-heavens-to-better/)

[Brian Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-schmidt/)

> [Australians have a free spirit and an ability to think outside the box, and that is why I like Australia so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-schmidt/australians-have-a-free-spirit-and-an-ability-to-think-outside-the/)

[Brian Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-schmidt/i-have-been-described-by-one-of-my-colleagues-as-a-militant-agnostic/)

[Brian Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-schmidt/i-don-t-even-really-know-what-the-big-bang-is-and-so-when-people-want/)

[Brian Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-schmidt/)

> [Because I helped discover the expansion rate of the universe was accelerating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-schmidt/because-i-helped-discover-the-expansion-rate-of-the-universe-was/)

[Brian Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-schmidt/science-is-not-despite-how-it-is-often-portrayed-about-absolute/)

[Brian Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-schmidt/even-if-i-stumble-on-to-the-absolute-truth-of-any-aspect-of-the/)

[Brian Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-schmidt/i-think-a-scientist-s-job-is-to-explore-the-universe-to-explore-the/)

[Brian Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-schmidt/)

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