All Jacob Bronowski Quotes
- A popular cliche in philosophy says that science is pure analysis or reductionism, like taking the rainbow to pieces; and art is pure synthesis, putting… All
- The paradox of knowledge is not confined to the small, atomic scale; on the contrary, it is as cogent on the scale of man, and… Atomic
- The central opposition between magic and science is the opposition between power and knowledge. Central
- It is very much easier to divide your outlook on the world into two halves, to say that you know this belongs to the daily… Belongs
- Revolutions are not made by fate but by men. Fate
- The men who made the Industrial Revolution are usually pictured as hardfaced businessmen with no other motive than self-interest. That is certainly wrong. For one… Business
- Satire is not a social dynamite. But it is a social indicator: it shows that new men are knocking at the door. Door
- We are a scientific civilization. That means a civilization in which knowledge and its integrity are crucial. Science is only a Latin word for knowledge… Civilization
- Every judgment in science stands on the edge of error, and is personal. Edge
- Sex was invented as a biological instrument by (say) the green algae. But as an instrument in the ascent of man which is basic to… Algae
- The idea that the universe is running down comes from a simple observation about machines. Every machine consumes more energy than it renders. Consumes
- Whether our work is art or science or the daily work of society, it is only the form in which we explore our experience which… Art
- Astronomy is not the apex of science or of invention. But it is a test of the cast of temperament and mind that underlies a… Apex
- By the worldly standards of public life, all scholars in their work are of course oddly virtuous. They do not make wild claims, they do… Age
- It doesn't matter whether you're talking about bombs or the intelligence quotients of one race as against another if a man is a scientist, like… Always Say
- Nature has not fitted man to any specific environment. Any
- Dissent is the mark of freedom. Dissent
- The discoveries of science, the works of art are explorations-more, are explosions, of a hidden likeness. The discoverer or artist presents in them two aspects… Act
- When Da Vinci wanted an effect, he willed, he planned the means to make it happen: that was the purpose of his machines. But the… Cause
- Da Vinci was as great a mechanic and inventor as were Newton and his friends. Yet a glance at his notebooks shows us that what… Adaptability