Scientists Quotes

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Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth, are never alone or weary of life. — Rachel Carson
Scientists have power by virtue of the respect commanded by the discipline... We live with poets and politicians, preachers and philosophers. All have their ways… — Stephen Jay Gould
Scientists have discovered that the small brave act of cooperating with another person, of choosing trust over cynicism, generosity over selfishness, makes the brain light… — Natalie Angier
Actually, orcas aren't quite as complex as scientists imagine. Most killer whales are just four tons of doofus dressed up like a police car. — Christopher Moore
Creative scientists and saints expect revelation and do not fear it. Neither do children. But as we grow up and we are hurt, we learned… — Madeleine L'Engle
Properly speaking, should any individual ever have exact, clear knowledge of his own core consciousness?" "I wouldn't know," I said. "Nor would we," said the… — Haruki Murakami
It wasn't so long ago when all the so-called scientists said that humans were intelligent and that animals weren't, humans were the solitary unchallenged masters… — Robin McKinley
See first, think later, then test. But always see first. Otherwise you will only see what you were expecting. Most scientists forget that. — Douglas Adams
Scientists have calculated that the chances of something so patently absurd actually existing are millions to one. But magicians have calculated that million-to-one chances crop… — Terry Pratchett
If the universe is everything, and scientists say that the universe is expanding, what is it expanding into? — Steven Wright
Eventually scientists will discover something that explains ghosts, just like they discovered electricity, which explained lightning, and it might be something about people's brains, or… — Mark Haddon
Because you have seen something doesn't mean you can explain it. Differing interpretations will always abound, even when good minds come to bear. The kernel… — Barry Lopez
Scientists do not join hands every Sunday and sing "Yes gravity is real! I know gravity is real! I will have faith! I believe in… — Dan Barker
I mean, how would anyone learn anything if they weren't curious? How would scientists make discoveries? -- We all have the right to be different,… — Annette Curtis Klause
Do you ever wonder if--well, if there are people living on the third planet?' 'The third planet is incapable of supporting life,' stated the husband… — Ray Bradbury
Philosophy of science is about as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds. — Richard P. Feynman
The true men of action in our time those who transform the world are not the politicians and statesmen but the scientists. Unfortunately poetry cannot… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Scientists are the enemies of tradition , and tradition own all the prisons. - Victor Vigny — Eoin Colfer
Be authentic to your dreams. Be authentic to your own idea about yourself. Grind away at your own minds and bodies until you become your… — Warren Ellis
Lots of things are mysteries. But that doesn't mean there isn't an answer to them. It's just that scientists haven't found the answer yet. — Mark Haddon

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