Quotes by Scientist I was terrible at maths, but I could grasp science, and I used to love to read about the lives of the scientists. I wanted to be a scientist or an inventor. Francis Ford Coppola scientistusedmath The State is not, as many political scientists would make it, an inanimate thing; it consists of people, human beings, each of whom operates under an inner compulsion to get the most out of life with the least expenditure of labor. Frank Chodorov scientistpoliticalpeople Science is but an image of the truth. Francis Bacon scientisttruthscience We all know scientists who in private life do not come up to the standard of truthfulness, but who, nevertheless, would not consciously falsify the results of their researches Franz Boas scientistresultsresearch A scientist builds in order to learn; an engineer learns in order to build. Fred Brooks scientistengineersorder Scientists build to learn; Engineers learn to build. Fred Brooks programmingscientistlearning I have always thought it curious that, while most scientists claim to eschew religion, it actually dominates their thoughts more than it does the clergy. Fred Hoyle curiousscientistdoe Software Engineering is that part of Computer Science which is too difficult for the Computer Scientist. Friedrich L. Bauer engineeringscientistcomputer It's as great a part of the human adventure to invent things as to understand them. John Randall wasn't a great scientist, but he was a great inventor. There's been lots more like him, and it's a shame they don't get Nobel Prizes. Freeman Dyson scientistshameadventure A scientist ought to have a healthy disregard for coincidences. Fritz Leiber scientisthealthycoincidence Scepticism is as important for a good journalist as it is for a good scientist. Freeman Dyson journalistscientistimportant Scientists in general tend to have what I would call a bit of hubris that the public do not necessarily understand. So scientists some times make claims that are misunderstood by the public. George Coyne hubrisscientistmisunderstood The poets think about war more than the social scientists. George Friedman scientistwarthinking Scientists announced today that they have discovered a cure for apathy. However, they claim no one has shown the slightest interest in it. George Carlin scientistapathytoday A scientist should be the happiest of men. George Wald scientistshouldmen The artist's conception of his art or the scientist's of his science is usually as great as his conception of his own worth is small. Giacomo Leopardi scientistartistart Computer scientists are the historians of computing. Gordon Bell historianscientistcomputer Oh, how much is today hidden by science! Oh, how much it is expected to hide! Friedrich Nietzsche scientisttodayscience Scientists care deeply about their place in that culture, and their contribution to it. Haldan Keffer Hartline scientistcareculture To the scientist there is the joy in pursuing truth which nearly counteracts the depressing revelations of truth. H. P. Lovecraft scientistdepressingjoy«1234567891011»
