Science Quotes

"For when it is the good that is under consideration, and the ethical object is predominant, truth must be considered more in reference to art than science, if, that is, unity is to be preserved in the work generally"

Friedrich Schleiermacher, Theologian

"Metaphysics is a science"

Gabriel Marcel, Philosopher

"But a science is exact to the extent that its method measures up to and is adequate to its object"

Gabriel Marcel, Philosopher

"Religion is to mysticism what popularization is to science"

Henri Bergson, Philosopher

"Advertising: the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it"

Stephen Leacock, Economist

"We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry"

Maria Montessori, Educator

"Science and technology have transformed the world we live in, and we must ensure that we use them to serve humanity and make our world a better place"

Abdullah Gul, President

"The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel"

John Glenn, Astronaut

"Speculation is perfectly all right, but if you stay there you've only founded a superstition. If you test it, you've started a science"

Hal Clement, Writer

"Many have gone on to do important scientific work but all remember those wonderful times when we and our science were young and our excitement in meeting new challenges knew no bounds"

Sydney Brenner, Scientist

"In 1995, I founded The Molecular Sciences Institute with a gift from the Philip Morris Company where I hoped that we could create an environment where young people could pursue science in an atmosphere of harmonious purpose and high intellectual challenge"

Sydney Brenner, Scientist

"One of the reasons I did this, because I wasn't really looking for another science fiction film, was that my daughter can see it. She's 9 and it's really a good film for all ages"

Sigourney Weaver, Actress

"The hardest problems of pure and applied science can only be solved by the open collaboration of the world-wide scientific community"

Kenneth G. Wilson, Scientist

"In consequence, science is more important than ever for industrial technology"

Kenneth G. Wilson, Scientist

"The theory of relativity worked out by Mr. Einstein, which is in the domain of natural science, I believe can also be applied to the political field. Both democracy and human rights are relative concepts - and not absolute and general"

Jiang Zemin, Leader

"Like all science, psychology is knowledge; and like science again, it is knowledge of a definite thing, the mind"

James M. Baldwin

"Any device in science is a window on to nature, and each new window contributes to the breadth of our view"

Cecil Frank Powell, Physicist

"Traditional science is all about finding shortcuts"

Rudy Rucker, Scientist

"If we suppose that many natural phenomena are in effect computations, the study of computer science can tell us about the kinds of natural phenomena that can occur"

Rudy Rucker, Scientist

"We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance"

Warren Weaver, Scientist

"Science attempts to analyze how things and people and animals behave; it has no concern whether this behavior is good or bad, is purposeful or not. But religion is precisely the quest for such answers: whether an act is right or wrong, good or bad, and why"

Warren Weaver, Scientist

"I can't think of any relatives that ever went into science"

William Standish Knowles, Scientist

"A man ceases to be a beginner in any given science and becomes a master in that science when he has learned that he is going to be a beginner all his life"

Robin G. Collingwood, Philosopher

"The developing science departs at the same time more and more from its original scope and purpose and threatens to sacrifice its earlier unity and split into diverse branches"

Felix Klein, Mathematician

"I love the fact that it's not only about Star Trek, but about science fiction in general, and science"

Rene Auberjonois, Actor

"I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art. There are no rules. And if it comes down to me versus that weed I'm trying to pull out of the ground that doesn't want to come out? I know I'll win"

Matthew McConaughey, Actor

"Science is what scientists do"

Dennis Flanagan

"I meant exactly what I said: that we are saddled with a culture that hasn't advanced as far as science"

Michelangelo Antonioni, Director

"No matter what policy initiatives we take on, we are going to need a permanent repository for nuclear fuel based on the law and sound science"

Craig Stevens, Athlete

"We're not a vocational school. If someone wants to get a high-paying job, I would hope that there are easier ways to do it than working through a formal computer science curriculum"

Philip Greenspun, Scientist

"Unfortunately, Climate Science has become Political Science. It is tragic that some perhaps well-meaning but politically motivated scientists who should know better have whipped up a global frenzy about a phenomena which is statistically questionable at best"

Robert H. Austin, Scientist

"Language, philosophy, and science are interwoven into the design of words, which are manipulated to create surprising illusions"

John Langdon, Politician

"We are learning more about the humanity of the unborn child. Science and truth support the prolife movement"

Candice S. Miller, Politician

"Leonardo Da Vinci combined art and science and aesthetics and engineering, that kind of unity is needed once again"

Ben Shneiderman, Scientist

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

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Scientist

"My mother, whose family was heavily rabbinic, said she wanted me to continue the family tradition in the rabbinate. My father said he wanted me to be a scholar of the Talmud, but he wanted me to make my living in science"

Norman Lamm, Educator

"I wasn't with Joseph, but I believe him. My faith did not come to me through science, and I will not permit so-called science to destroy it"

Thomas S. Monson, Clergyman

"I don't really see science fiction as fiction. I can imagine colonies on Mars and everything"

Sigourney Weaver, Actress

"One of our brainchildren is a still viable Science and Society course"

Philip Warren Anderson, Scientist

"I have also testified repeatedly and published some articles in favor of Small Science"

Philip Warren Anderson, Scientist

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