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Scientists Quotes by Bill Bryson
- There is the odd exception, like Albert Einstein, but as a breed, scientists tend not be very good at presenting themselves.
- Think of a single problem confronting the world today. Disease, poverty, global warming... If the problem is going to be solved, it is science that…
- [The Royal Society] is quite simply the voice of science in Britain. It is intellectually rigorous, not afraid to be outspoken on controversial issues such…
- Most scientists are without exception adorably quirky, and one of the ways of making it more accessible was to try to get readers interested in…
- 18th century scientists, the French in particular, seldom did things simply if an absurdly demanding alternative was available.
- Scientists tend to be unappreciated in the world at large, but you can hardly overstate the importance of the work they do.
More Scientists Quotes
- When I am in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a drawing… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientists alike. If we hold too rigidly to what we think… — Martha Beck
- It is not only visitors to the zoo who are fascinated but uneasy in the presence of chimpanzees; the same is true… — Frans de Waal
- That atomic energy though harnessed by American scientists and army men for destructive purposes may be utilised by other scientists for humanitarian… — Mahatma Gandhi
- Modern civilization is largely devoted to the pursuit of the cult of delusion. There is no general information about the nature of… — Sogyal Rinpoche
- In recent weeks we learned that scientists have created human embryos in test tubes solely to experiment on them. This is deeply… — George W. Bush
- [Theory is] an explanation that has been confirmed to such a degree, by observation and experiment, that knowledgeable experts accept it as… — David Quammen
- Most scientists know what needs to be done to save our Earth. But the politicians don't listen to them. They will listen… — Pete Seeger