Able Quote by Nils John Nilsson

It is sometimes easier to circumvent prevailing difficulties [in science] rather than to attack them.

— Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

Science demands patience.

— Arthur C. Clarke

You can't rush the science, but when the science points you in the right direction, then you can start rushing.

— Anthony Fauci

Whatever basic science resolves, at some stage it is of use to society. The problem is we do not know when or where.

— Rolf-Dieter Heuer

As you know, in most areas of science, there are long periods of beginning before we really make progress.

— Eric Kandel

Throwing more science at things isn't always the answer.

— Tyler Cowen

Most of the time, when I get an idea that hinges on some science 'thing,' it will have been because of something I read…

— Alastair Reynolds

When your science runs into a policy roadblock, all of a sudden the science starts to disappear.

— Josh Fox

Science is so incremental and so full of setbacks and small steps forward. In order to really thrive in this business, you have to…

— Hope Jahren

To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.

— Albert Einstein

I think no matter what, science can provide a force for good, fundamentally. Over time, like all things, it's open to abuse.

— Luke Scott

Although scientists can often be as resistant to new ideas as anyone, the process of science ensures that, over time, good ideas and theories…

— Dean Ornish