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- Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.
- Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.
- There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end ofthe search for the ultimate laws of nature.
- Philosophers have not kept up with modern developments in science. Particularly physics.
- The universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can't solve the equations, directly in the abstract.
- Science predicts that many different kinds of universe will be spontaneously created out of nothing. It is a matter of chance which we are in.
- I used to think information was destroyed in black hole. This was my biggest blunder, or at least my biggest blunder in science.
- The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of why there should be a universe for the model to…
- The media need superheroes in science just as in every sphere of life, but there is really a continuous range of abilities with no clear…
- [In the Universe it may be that] Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare. Some would say it has yet to…
- The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized. It is not enough for me to wear…
- What I have done is to show that it is possible for the way the universe began to be determined by the laws of science.…
- My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.
- So long as the universe had a beginning, we could suppose it had a creator. But if the universe is really completely self-contained, having no…
- One is always a long way from solving a problem until one actually has the answer.
- So Einstein was wrong when he said, "God does not play dice." Consideration of black holes suggests, not only that God does play dice, but…
- There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority, and science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win because…
- One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose…
- The laws of science do not distinguish between the past and the future.
- When I hear of Schrödinger's cat, I reach for my pistol.
- If what we regard as real depends on our theory, how can we make reality the basis of our philosophy? ...But we cannot distinguish what…
- The initial configuration of the universe may have been chosen by God, or it may itself have been determined by the laws of science. In…
- In the past, there was active discrimination against women in science. That has now gone, and although there are residual effects, these are not enough…
- Science is beautiful when it makes simple explanations of phenomena or connections between different observations. Examples include the double helix in biology and the fundamental…
- I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science. The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to…
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- Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics. — Aristotle
- I'd love to do a movie where the monster is human, where the issue is not otherworldly, or horror or science fiction. — J. J. Abrams
- Mythology and science both extend the scope of human beings. Like science and technology, mythology, as we shall see, is not about… — Karen Armstrong
- Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next… — Neil Armstrong
- Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway. — Mary Kay Ash
- The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. — Isaac Asimov
- The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' — Isaac Asimov
- Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. — Isaac Asimov
- Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but the core… — Isaac Asimov
- To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
- If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them. — Isaac Asimov
- When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society… — Isaac Asimov