Scientists Quotes

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It is at least scientifically respectable to postulate that at the centre of a black hole the laws of nature no longer apply. Since most… — William Golding
Scientists have just built the world's biggest supercollider, and they're doing experiments to see what makes up protons. I hope that if the experiment's successful,… — Frankie Boyle
The attempt to discover and promulgate the truth is nevertheless an obligation upon all scientists, one that must be persevered in no matter what the… — Peter Medawar
Simultaneous discovery is utterly commonplace, and it was only the rarity of scientists, not the inherent improbability of the phenomenon, that made it remarkable in… — Peter Medawar
All scientists know of colleagues whose minds are so well equipped with the means of refutation that no new idea has the temerity to seek… — Peter Medawar
The fossil fuel industry will inevitably have to experience major cutbacks and, over the longer term, near-total demise. There is simply no choice in the… — Robert Pollin
Scientists have suddenly become aware of the magic quality of the Earth and the entire universe. — Thomas Berry
Scientists explore the physical world for REPRODUCIBLE PATTERNS, which they represent by MODELS and organize into THEORIES according to LAWS. — David Hestenes
I always got a bit pissed off with those broadsheet sceptics who make their living being passionately angry about homeopathy, God, synchronicity or whatever, because… — Scarlett Thomas
What the poor, the weak, and the inarticulate desperately require is power, organization, and a sense of identity and purpose, not rarefied advice of political… — Paul Wellstone
Stop trying to find the formula that will instantly make your idea into a winner. Instead of being scientists, the best marketers are artists. They… — Seth Godin
These are not exhortations from overwrought extremists, but carefully phrased warnings from some of the world's finest scientists, — Denis Hayes
It seems that scientists are often attracted to beautiful theories in the way that insects are attracted to flowers â€” not by logical deduction, but… — Steven Weinberg
Its a consequence of the experience of science. As you learn more and more about the universe, you find you can understand more and more… — Steven Weinberg
Nonsense is nonsense even when spoken by when said by world-famous scientists. — John Lennox
The world of strict naturalism in which clever mathematical laws all by themselves bring the universe and life into existence, is pure [science] fiction. Theories… — John Lennox
When Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon, he and all the space scientists were puzzled by an unidentifiable white object. I knew immediately… — Lefty Gomez
In private many scientists admit that science has no explanation for the beginning of life.... Darwin never imagined the exquisitely profound complexity that exists even… — Michael Behe
Many people, including many important and well-respected scientists, just don't want there to be anything beyond nature. They don't want a supernatural being to affect… — Michael Behe
It probably helps that my background is in the sciences and I can speak the scientists' language. — David Chalmers

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