Quotes by Science Facts are ventriloquist’s dummies. Sitting on a wise man’s knee they may be made to utter words of wisdom; elsewhere, they say nothing, or talk nonsense, or indulge in sheer diabolism. Aldous Huxley wisdom wise science Science and art are only too often a superior kind of dope, possessing this advantage over booze and morphia: that they can be indulged in with a good conscience and with the conviction that, in the process of indulging, one is leading the higher life. Aldous Huxley intelligent science art The ductless glands secrete among other things our moods, our aspirations, our philosophy of life. Aldous Huxley philosophical philosophy science Science is always discovering odd scraps of magical wisdom and making a tremendous fuss about its cleverness. Aleister Crowley magic wisdom science ... scientists have made no clear effort to become an important, independently active force of mankind. Whole congresses at a time, they back away from the suffering of others; it is more comfortable to stay within the bounds of science. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn suffering-of-others effort science Each metal has a certain power, which is different from metal to metal, of setting the electric fluid in motion. Alessandro Volta differences different science For the birth of something new, there has to be a happening. Newton saw an apple fall; James Watt watched a kettle boil; Roentgen fogged some photographic plates. And these people knew enough to translate ordinary happenings into something new. Alexander Fleming fog science fall One sometimes finds what one is not looking for. Alexander Fleming luck discovery science It is the lone worker who makes the first advance in a subject: the details may be worked out by a team, but the prime idea is due to the enterprise, thought, and perception of an individual. Alexander Fleming team discovery science I have been trying to point out that in our lives chance may have an astonishing influence and, if I may offer advice to the young laboratory worker, it would be this-never neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening. It may be-usually is, in fact-a false alarm that leads to nothing, but may on the other hand be the clue provided by fate to lead you to some important advance. Alexander Fleming fate discovery science In my first publication I might have claimed that I had come to the conclusion, as a result of serious study of the literature and deep thought, that valuable antibacterial substances were made by moulds and that I set out to investigate the problem. That would have been untrue and I preferred to tell the truth that penicillin started as a chance observation. My only merit is that I did not neglect the observation and that I pursued the subject as a bacteriologist. My publication in 1929 was the starting-point of the work of others who developed penicillin especially in the chemical field. Alexander Fleming deep-thought discovery science It was astonishing that for some considerable distance around the mould growth the staphococcal colonies were undergoing lysis. What had formerly been a well-grown colony was now a faint shadow of its former self...I was sufficiently interested to pursue the subject. Alexander Fleming distance self science Men give me credit for some genius. All the genius I have lies in this; when I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before me. My mind becomes pervaded with it. Then the effort that I have made is what people are pleased to call the fruit of genius. It is the fruit of labor and thought. Alexander Hamilton night science lying Science, which cuts its way through the muddy pond of daily life without mingling with it, casts its wealth to right and left, but the puny boatmen do not know how to fish for it. Alexander Herzen cutting science way I admit that Mendeleev has two wives, but I have only one Mendeleev. Alexander III of Russia wife two science This long disease, my life. Alexander Pope life science long Index-learning turns no student pale, Alexander Pope superficial-knowledge learning science New, distant Scenes of endless Science rise: So pleas'd at first, the towring Alps we try. Alexander Pope trying science firsts Learning is like mercury, one of the most powerful and excellent things in the world in skillful hands; in unskillful, the most mischievous. Alexander Pope learning powerful science To teach vain Wits that Science little known, Alexander Pope doubt littles science «7891011121314151617»