Scientist Quotes

1574 Scientist quotes by 998 unique authors

We did it!" I said, feeling limp with relief. "It actually worked!" Dr. Turgenev rubbed his forehead. "I had very big doubts." "Big doubts?" I… — Kenneth Oppel
It frustrates and fascinates me that we'll never know for sure, that despite the best efforts of historians and scientists and poets, there are some… — Isaac Marion
Scientists estimate the universe unfolded from its state of infinite destiny* - a moment commonly referred to as "the big bang" - approximately 1.3-2 x… — Mark Z. Danielewski
Science fiction is no more written for scientists than ghost stories are written for ghosts. — Brian Aldiss
She had been living like a hermit herself, in a cramped, seedy apartment in Somerville, spending long hours in the lab. All-nighters had become a… — Michael Crichton
Only the free-wheeling artist-explorer, non-academic, scientist-philosopher, mechanic, economist-poet who has never waited for patron-starting and accrediting of his co-ordinate capabilities holds the prime initiative today. — R. Buckminster Fuller
The priests and the scientists are right about one thing: At our heart, at our base, we are no better than animals. — Lauren Oliver
There is no absolute knowledge. And those who claim it, whether they are scientists or dogmatists, open the door to tragedy. — Jacob Bronowski
So my heart goes out to them. Figuratively. I would never actually entrust my heart to scientistsâ€”they'd probably implant it in a baboon. And a… — Stephen Colbert
Robots are important also. If I don my pure-scientist hat, I would say just send robots; I'll stay down here and get the data. But… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
I have always believed that scientific research is another domain where a form of optimism is essential to success: I have yet to meet a… — Daniel Kahneman
It's the oldest story in the world. Boy loves girl. Boy loses girl. Boy gets girl back thanks to the unethical behavior of megalomaniacal mad… — Mira Grant
You're a mad scientist,' said Maggie, in what may well have been intended as a reassuring tone. 'We don't expect you to be nice. We… — Mira Grant
All the greatest men are maniacs. They are possessed by a mania which drives them forward towards thier goal. The great scientists, the philosophers, the… — Ian Fleming
Legislators, priests, philosophers, writers, ans scientists have striven to show that the subordinate position of woman is willed in heaven and advantageous on earth. — Simone de Beauvoir
Science attacks our most cherished opinions. Opinions which come straight from our collective gut. Oh, wait, according to gastroenterologists, the only thing that comes from… — Stephen Colbert
I understand the arguments about how the billions of dollars spent to put men on the moon could have been used to fight poverty and… — Randy Pausch
Scientist alone is true poet. — Allen Ginsberg
When asked about which scientist he'd like to meet, Neil deGrasse Tyson said, "Isaac Newton. No question about it. The smartest person ever to walk… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
Scientists say every action initiates an equal and opposite reaction. I say that's just the start. I say every action initiates a most unequal and… — Ellen Hopkins

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