Quotes by Scientist If something comes up that is completely freaky, it's spiritual-looking to the scientist, the first explanation is not going to be that it's God, because the history of that has failed. It would have to be, like, the hundredth explanation. Neil deGrasse Tyson scientistspiritualfirsts If a scientist is not befuddled by what they're looking at, then they're not a research scientist. Neil deGrasse Tyson scientistresearchifs I'm not as famous as Stephen Hawking, but certainly in the U.S., I have a very high profile for a scientist. It is an awesome responsibility, one that I don't shoulder lightly. Neil deGrasse Tyson profilescientistresponsibility A scientist is just a kid who never grew up. Neil deGrasse Tyson scientistgrew-upkids Exploration is what you do when you don't know what you're doing. That's what scientists do every day. If a scientist already knew what they were doing, they wouldn't be discovering anything, because they already knew what they were doing. Neil deGrasse Tyson discoveringscientistexploration I wish I was a great writer or a great journalist or a great scientist or a great artist; I'm not. Nicolas Berggruen scientistartistwish Governments are trying to achieve unanimity by stifling any scientist who disagrees. Einstein could not have got funding under the present system. Nigel Calder scientistgovernmenttrying He was a crystal of morality among our scientists. Nikita Khrushchev crystalsscientistmorality What the scientists have in their briefcases is terrifying. Nikita Khrushchev briefcasesscientistscary I don't know how you overcome the dearth of scientists in the government positions. Nina Fedoroff scientistgovernmentovercoming If there are lessons to be drawn from the sciences, then that should be the concern of everyone, including scientists to the extent that they can make a contribution. Noam Chomsky scientistlessonsshould Scientists generally, not just evolutionary biologists, don't take much for granted. Noam Chomsky biologistscientistgranted I would never have been a good scientist - my attention span was too short for that. Octavia Butler scientisttoo-shortattention A first-rate laboratory is one in which mediocre scientists can produce outstanding work. Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett scientistsciencefirsts Science can proceed only if the scientist adopts an essentially theological worldview. ..even the most atheistic scientist accepts as an act of faith the existence of a law-like order in nature that is at least in part comprehensible to us. Paul Davies scientistlaworder Only a fool of a scientist would dismiss the evidence and reports Paul Kurtz scientistfoolbelief If they don't depend on true evidence, scientists are no better than gossips. Penelope Fitzgerald gossipscientistscience Science is what scientists do, and there are as many scientific methods as there are individual scientists. Percy Williams Bridgman scientific-methodscientistscience So, my advice to young scientists is, think critically about your work; probably don't blab unnecessarily. Peter Agre scientistadvicethinking The ideas of theologians are refuted by their adversaries, the ideas of scientists are refuted by their followers. Peter Gay scientistfollowersideas«910111213141516171819»
