Observations Quotes

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I have just been through the process of killing a cistudo for the sake of science; but I cannot excuse myself for this murder, and… — Henry David Thoreau
In fact, evolution became in a sense a scientific religion; almost all scientists have accepted it and many are prepared to "bend" their observations to… — Henry Lipson
With each passing year, experimental observations further undermine the claim of a large positive feedback from water. In fact, observations suggest that the feedback is… — William Happer
On the whole, the evidence indicates that model trends in the troposphere are very likely inconsistent with observations... — David Douglass
I've always felt you don't have to be completely detached, emotionally uninvolved to make precise observations. There's nothing wrong with feeling great empathy for your… — Jane Goodall
By keenly confronting the enigmas that surround us, and by considering and analyzing the observations that I had made, I ended up in the domain… — M.C. Escher
The greatest poets are those with memories so great that they extend beyond their strongest experiences to their minutest observations of people and things far… — Stephen Spender
Please remain calm: The Earth will heal itself - Climate is beyond our power to control...Earth doesn't care about governments or their legislation. You can't… — Robert B. Laughlin
It is one thing to impose drastic measures and harsh economic penalties when an environmental problem is clear-cut and severe....It is foolish to do so… — Frederick Seitz
As a geologist, I love Earth observations, but it is ridiculous to tie this objective to a 'consensus' that humans are causing global warming when… — Harrison Schmitt
When I listen to the public debates about climate change, I am impressed by the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of our observations… — Freeman Dyson
Science is composed of laws which were originally based on a small, carefully selected set of observations, often not very accurately measured originally; but the… — Richard Hamming
The power of generalizing ideas, of drawing comprehensive conclusions from individual observations, is the only acquirement, for an immortal being, that really deserves the name… — Mary Wollstonecraft
We must express the view, based on our empirical observations, that a substantial number of journalists are ignorant, lazy, opinionated, and intellectually dishonest. The profession… — Conrad Black
Hitherto my observations have only aimed at a vindication of the provision in question, on the ground of theoretic propriety . . . . But… — Alexander Hamilton
The observations, so numerous and so important, of the pendulum as object are especially relevant to the length of its oscillations. Those that I propose… — Leon Foucault
After a lifetime in this subject, I have concluded that the extraterrestrial hypothesis is one reasonable tentative approach to putting the best-documented and most puzzling… — Unknown Author
The amount of relief and comfort experienced by the sick after the skin has been carefully washed and dried, is one of the commonest observations… — Florence Nightingale
I'm glad that so many of Donald Pease's unique and revealing insights on Dr. Seuss--observations he shared with me on camera with an effusiveness and… — Unknown Author
Through my own observations. I am convinced that an absolutely honest and direct inquiry into oneself will lead to understanding. — Bruce Lee

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