Beloved Quote by Charles Darwin

Look ... first and foremost, I'm a scientist. That means it's my responsibility to make observations and gather evidence before forming a hypothesis, not…

— Allen Steele

I must begin, not with hypothesis, but with specific instances, no matter how minute.

— Paul Klee

Do not say hypothesis, and even less theory: say way of thinking.

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

Twice in my life I have spent two weary and scientifically profitless years seeking evidence to corroborate dearly loved hypotheses that later proved to…

— Peter Medawar

Science has so accustomed us to devising and accepting theories to account for the facts we observe, however fantastic, that our minds must begin…

— Gene Wolfe

I have learned to be less confident in the conclusions of human reason, and give more credit to the honesty of contrary opinions.

— Thomas Jefferson

I look upon experimental truths as matters of great concernment to mankind.

— Robert Boyle

The interpretation of facts in a certain way stimulates other scientists' thoughts.

— Robert Barany

“The last major risk to getting good facts is our own prejudices. While we may not always test a solution based on our opinions…

— Nat Greene

“Most of beliefs that are commonly known as scientific facts are based on various theories, which have never been validated. Many of them will…

— Raphael Zernoff

I cannot give any scientist of any age better advice than this: the intensity of a conviction that a hypothesis is true has no…

— Peter Medawar