Quotes by Scientist Scientists would rather change facts than their theories. Peter Lilley scientist climate-change facts The attempt to discover and promulgate the truth is nevertheless an obligation upon all scientists, one that must be persevered in no matter what the rebuffs—for otherwise what is the point in being a scientist? Peter Medawar scientist truth-is matter The eye of the poet sees less clearly, but sees farther than the eye of the scientist. Peter Kreeft scientist poet eye It may be hyperbolic to declare that Shakespeare teaches us more about being human than all the natural scientists combined. Philip Kitcher scientist being-human may You going to be a scientist when you grow up?” That sort of question deserved a blank stare, which it got. Philip Pullman blank scientist growing-up When I look back on it, I think, "Why didn't you stop the cruelty earlier?" To stand back was contrary to my upbringing and nature. When I stood back as a noninterfering experimental scientist, I was, in a sense, as drawn into the power of the situation as any prisoners and guards. Philip Zimbardo scientist looks thinking The scientists split the atom; now the atom is splitting us. Quentin Reynolds splits scientist atoms I'm a novelist, not a social scientist or a commentator. Rachel Cusk scientist novelists social The Al Gore movie cashed in on his personality and the question of where he had been in the six years since his failed US presidential bid. The same movie starring any NASA scientist would have lost money. Randy Olson scientist presidential personality I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity. Randy Schekman scientist humanity world To build public support for what they're doing, scientists are always going to say there is the prospect to cure all these horrible diseases, but they're cautious for the most part in saying when those cures will arrive. Richard Ashcroft scientist support disease Computer scientists stand on each other's feet. Richard Hamming scientist computer feet One of the characteristics of successful scientists is having courage. Richard Hamming characteristics scientist successful Mathematicians stand on each others' shoulders and computer scientists stand on each others' toes. Richard Hamming scientist toes computer When the wrong question is being asked, it usually turns out to be because the right question is too difficult. Scientists ask questions they can answer. That is, it is often the case that the operations of a science are not a consequence of the problematic of that science, but that the problematic is induced by the available means. Richard Lewontin scientist answers mean The deceitful misquoting of scientists to suit an anti-scientific agenda ranks among the many unchristian habits of fundamentalist authors. Richard Dawkins scientist agendas suits The complete man, then, is the "lover" added to the scientist; the rhetorician to the dialectician. Richard M. Weaver scientist lovers men The scientists have given [modern man] the impression that there is nothing he cannot know, and false propagandists have told him that there is nothing he cannot have. Richard M. Weaver scientist modern men I am one of those scientists who feels that it is no longer enough just to get on and do science. We have to devote a significant proportion of our time and resources to defending it from deliberate attack from organised ignorance. Richard Dawkins scientist ignorance enough My decision to be a scientist was a bit of a drift really, more or less by default. Richard Dawkins default scientist decision «1011121314151617181920»