Accounts Quote by Stephen Jay Gould

If there is one 'scientific' discovery I am proud of, it is the discovery of the habit of writing without publication in mind.

— Edsger Dijkstra

A great discovery is a fact whose appearance in science gives rise to shining ideas, whose light dispels many obscurities and shows us new…

— Claude Bernard

The press and the public like certainty and affirmation of popular biases. But real science thrives on the capacity for doubt.

— Wendy Kaminer

Greatest discoveries come from passionate scientists with naive curiosity

— Craig Mello

At the heart of science lies discovery which involves a change in worldview. Discovery in science is possible only in societies which accord their…

— John Charles Polanyi

“scientific discovery requires the boldness of provisional commitment to a point of view, while remaining aware that this may require subsequent modification in the…

— John Polkinghorne

Those in science perform research, have it reviewed by their peers, publish the results, and believe the answer should be obvious.

— Bill Foster

The interests of society often render it expedient not to utter the whole truth, the interests of science never: for in this field we…

— Charles Caleb Colton

The very nature of science is discoveries, and the best of those discoveries are the ones you don't expect.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Research is about following the gleam into the dark. It's also about being sensitive enough to know which fact is "the creative fact; the…

— Lauren Groff

Researchers have discovered that people will believe anything that you tell them researchers have discovered...

— Green Monk

Science coverage could be improved by the recognition that science is timeless, and therefore science stories should not need to be pegged to an…

— Richard Dawkins