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The more clearly the immensely speculative nature of geological science is recognized, the easier it becomes to remodel our concepts of any inferred terrestrial…

— William Morris Davis

As they say in geology, time never fails, there is always enough of it, so I may say, criticism never fails.

— Henry David Thoreau

Give me truths for I am weary of the surfaces.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Far be it from me to suggest that geologists should be reckless in their drafts upon the bank of Time; but nothing whatever is…

— Charles Lapworth

Such discoveries have led me, and other geologists, to reconsider the evidence previously derived from caves brought forward in proof of the high antiquity…

— Charles Lyell

Analysis is like a lobotomy. Who wants to have all their edges shaved off?

— David Byrne

Most importantly, I agree that the truth of these matters should be determined by interpretation of scientific evidence - experiments, fossil studies and the…

— Phillip E. Johnson

In any really good subject, one has only to probe deep enough to come to tears.

— Edith Wharton

So, my advice to young scientists is, think critically about your work; probably don't blab unnecessarily.

— Peter Agre

As for geoengineering, there have been serious general critiques that I think cannot be ignored, like Clive Hamilton's, along with many positive assessments. It…

— Noam Chomsky

At Olduvai, for 20 years, Mary and I had investigated and made a general survey of the overall geology.

— Louis Leakey

I really try hard to give consistently good analysis.

— Jessica Mendoza