Quotes about Science

"We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology."

"The science of today is the technology of tomorrow."

"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence."

"Science is a way of life. Science is a perspective. Science is the process that takes us from confusion to understanding in a manner that's precise, predictive and reliable - a transformation, for those lucky enough to experience it, that is empowering and emotional."

"Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response."

"The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success."

"The universe is made of stories, not of atoms."

"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."

"Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done."

"A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it."

"Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth."

"The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact."

"Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge."

"Science never solves a problem without creating ten more."

"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"

"In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms."

"Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway."

"Mars is the only place in the solar system where it's possible for life to become multi-planetarian."

"Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men."

"Science is a perception of the world around us. Science is a place where what you find in nature pleases you."

"When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the planets are within ourselves, then truly I seem to be living among the gods."

"The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not."

"Scientific research is one of the most exciting and rewarding of occupations."

"At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession."

"Whence come I and whither go I? That is the great unfathomable question, the same for every one of us. Science has no answer to it."

"Travel stories teach geography; insect stories lead the child into natural science; and so on. The teacher, in short, can use reading to introduce her pupils to the most varied subjects; and the moment they have been thus started, they can go on to any limit guided by the single passion for reading."

"The credit which the apparent conformity with recognized scientific standards can gain for seemingly simple but false theories may, as the present instance shows, have grave consequences."

"Luckily, unreasonable expectations go hand in hand with naive young scientists. The more naive the better - otherwise we would never have the audacity to try and build a 22,000-mile-high space elevator or some sprawling underwater hotel."

"Traditional science assumes, for the most part, that an objective observer independent reality exists; the universe, stars, galaxies, sun, moon and earth would still be there if no one was looking."

"Rockets are cool. There's no getting around that."

"We look at science as something very elite, which only a few people can learn. That's just not true. You just have to start early and give kids a foundation. Kids live up, or down, to expectations."

"In a modern and innovative society, where advancements are plentiful and communication is instantaneous, science and technology are a part of everyday life."

"In the big picture, architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives."

"Society lives by faith, and develops by science."