Pay attention Quote by Sarah Bakewell

“Maybe it’s time to set aside intellectualism and experience the wonders of things that can’t be explained.”

— Jennifer Ott

“Science is the process of obscuring the marvelous with explanations.”

— James Rozoff

“One of the perils of a classical education, he often reflected, was a predilection for vocabulary of an obfuscating nature.”

— Melissa Wiley

“He was uncannily skilled at dissecting hidden meaning behind every interaction.”

— Kathleen Tessaro

“It is human nature to concoct explanations to fill the great void of the unknown.”

— Rae Carson

“How come I have to be the one sitting around analyzing him in like microscopic detail, and he gets to be the one with…

— Angela

“Oh, but I’m a scholar. I enjoy things with curious properties, and stupidity is most interesting. The more you study it, the further it…

— Brandon Sanderson

“My principle activity is to tease those who take themselves and the quality of their knowledge too seriously.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“A glance at any human should be enough to dispel any notion that it is the work of an intelligent being.”

— John Gray

“Human beings always want explanations. They have to know everything about everything and they have to know it immediately.”

— Steven Cooper

“...Don't insult readers by questioning the extent of their imaginations. Most need only to be nudged to solve a good mystery.”

— Peggy Kopman-Owens

“As a scientist, you must embrace the inconstancy of knowledge.”

— Neil deGrasse Tyson