Discovery Quotes

1801 Discovery quotes by 1187 unique authors

New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who still would adventure. — Herbert Hoover
It was one of those evenings when men feel that truth, goodness and beauty are one. In the morning, when they commit their discovery to… — Aldous Huxley
Effective health care depends on self-care; this fact is currently heralded as if it were a discovery. — Ivan Illich
Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful or to discover something that is true. — William Ralph Inge
In a world where discovery is more important than delivery, it's the people who find, remix and direct attention to old stuff that should be… — Joichi Ito
I'm quite good at taking in information so I voraciously inhale Wikipedia - which may have some things wrong in it, but I think is… — Eddie Izzard
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. — William James
A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery. — James Joyce
The discovery of agriculture was the first big step toward a civilized life. — Arthur Keith
Inventing is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less material you need. — Charles Kettering
Let us consider the critic, therefore, as a discoverer of discoveries. — Milan Kundera
The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards. — Arthur Koestler
If we insist that public life be reserved for those whose personal history is pristine, we are not going to get paragons of virtue running… — Charles Krauthammer
The light that radiates from the great novels time can never dim, for human existence is perpetually being forgotten by man and thus the novelists'… — Milan Kundera
After all these years, I am still involved in the process of self-discovery. It's better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it… — Sophia Loren
Everybody has talent, it's just a matter of moving around until you've discovered what it is. — George Lucas
I'm 100% proud of the TV work I achieved. The work I did on shows on insects and Great White sharks... stuff that's in school… — John Lydon
Progress depends on our brain. The most important part of our brain, that which is neocortical, must be used to help others and not just… — Rita Levi-Montalcini
The great and unlooked for discoveries that have taken place of late years have all concurred to lead many men into the opinion that we… — Thomas Malthus
The basis of drama is... the struggle of the hero towards a specific goal at the end of which he realises that what kept him… — David Mamet
The secret to discovery is to never believe existing facts. — Bryant H. McGill
Scientists do stand on the shoulders of giants, just as do writers. Conversely, in the arts we do make discoveries. We do refine our tools.… — Ian Mcewan
What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is… — Thomas Merton
The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about myself: and if I have been in error, this first… — Thomas Merton
One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. — A A Milne

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