Proven Quote by Donald Johanson Download Open image “Scientists are very afraid of being proven wrong.” — Donald Johanson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Proven Proven wrong Science Scientist
Scientists are the easiest to fool. ... They think in straight, predictable, directable, and therefore misdirectable, lines. The only world they know is the… — James P. Hogan Copy Share Image
There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth. — Marie Curie Copy Share Image
Here's a news flash: scientists can be wrong. That's no big deal (unless the scientist is you), since research is self-correcting. Consequently, most errors… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
It is true that when people are appointed to positions and talk without any appreciation or understanding of scientists, well, that gets scientists worried.… — Rush D. Holt, Jr Copy Share Image
Scientists are not the paragons of rationality, objectivity, openmindedness and humility that many of them might like others to believe. — Marcello Truzzi Copy Share Image
“[Real scientist are delighted when they find out they are wrong. And to me that is one of the greatest gifts that a scientific… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
“But you can’t be a scientist if you’re uncomfortable with ignorance, because scientists live at the boundary between what is known and unknown in… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
In science, you can say things that seem crazy, but in the long run, they can turn out to be right. We can get… — Geoffrey Hinton Copy Share Image
My real father died when I was two years old, so I never knew him. He was a barber in Chicago. — Donald Johanson Copy Share Image
But what really excited me was the idea that humans had a tremendous pre-history that went back millions of years. I wanted to go… — Donald Johanson Copy Share Image
You don't just magically flip some evolutionary switch somewhere and transmute a quadruped into an upright-walking bipedal human. — Donald Johanson Copy Share Image
We are placed in the genus of Homo, which is Latin for man - Homo sapiens: supposedly wise men. I sometimes think - wonder… — Donald Johanson Copy Share Image
When I realized, in 1978, that Lucy did represent a new species of human ancestor, and that I had an opportunity to name this… — Donald Johanson Copy Share Image
Journalists often ask me when I go to the field, 'What do you expect to find?' And my answer always is, 'The unexpected,' because… — Donald Johanson Copy Share Image
I find a tremendous receptivity among the public for the subject matter of, 'Where did we come from and how did we get here?'… — Donald Johanson Copy Share Image
Evolution explains our biological evolution, but human beings are very unique creatures. As the Dobzhansky said, all animals are unique; humans are the uniquest.… — Donald Johanson Copy Share Image
In our case, finding a Lucy is unique. No one will ever find another Lucy. You can't order one from a biological supply house.… — Donald Johanson Copy Share Image
Most Achievers I Know Are People Who Have Made A Strong And Deep Dedication to Pursuing A Particular Goal. That Dedication Took A Tremendous… — Donald Johanson Copy Share Image
Evolution is a fact. It is the best explanation of what is known from observations. It's a theory as powerful as the theory of… — Donald Johanson Copy Share Image
It's very hard for all of us, when we've committed ourselves to a particular interpretation, to change our minds. — Donald Johanson Copy Share Image
I don't feel like I have to live up to anything because I've proven that I can play. Give me the ball and let's… — Clinton Portis Copy Share Image
Our faith is really proven in the way we talk to ourselves. The loudest human voice you will listen to is your own. Choose… — Christine Caine Copy Share Image
Now, you might say – “But why should we pay people for doing what they’re supposed to do?” It’s a fair question – but… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
I am not particularly religious. But I think we do face the question of where God is, why we are created and where does… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
The main thing that endears the United Nations to member governments, and so enables it to survive, is its proven capacity to fail, and… — Conor Cruise O'Brien Copy Share Image
High testosterone levels have been proven to make men more likely to commit crimes. The tendency in men toward risky behaviour keeps turning up… — Rodney Stark Copy Share Image
You know, in Saudi Arabia, you're innocent until proven Jewish. Female. Guilty! They're guilty! — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
Whether carbon dioxide is quite the environmental villain that some people make it out to be is not yet proven. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
We believe that almost all really good investment records will involve relatively little diversification. The basic idea that it was hard to find good… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
Spiritual leadership ought to be given to those who have proven themselves under stress. — Max Anders Copy Share Image
One of the proven ways of getting workers more involved with their jobs is by dovetailing employee profit-sharing and stock ownership plans with greater… — Jacob K. Javits Copy Share Image
I think I've proven I can build a team that plays a way of football that excites and challenges at the top end of… — Brendan Rodgers Copy Share Image
