- Nov 07, 2020
Science Quotes
Science taken seriously, and occasionally not.
Most of these quotes come from people genuinely engaged with science, recalling museum trips that sparked early curiosity and admiring mathematics for tackling problems that actually have solutions. For quotes on scientific humor specifically, see Jokes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when I was about eight and we pulled out two - a Biggles and a science fiction novel. I never got the ace fighter pilot but fell in love with all things to do with the future and space. Isaac Asimov soon became my guiding star.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Star Trek wouldn't die. There were a whole lot of young people who were touched by the thought process of science fiction. If you watched a cop show, there wasn't anything that was going to stimulate your mind.
- My Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
I read Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Reader's Digest... I read some responsible journalism, and from that, I form my own opinions. I also happen to be intelligent, and I question everything.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've probably read more bad science fiction than anyone else alive. But I've also read more good science fiction than anyone else alive.
- Positive
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- Nov 07, 2020
What science fiction does is take what might be possible someday and examine what might happen if it were - the drawbacks and the positive things.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now that sports science is more advanced, we know that there are so many off-pitch factors that can affect how good you can become. If people are telling you to sleep a certain number of hours, eat specific foods, and drink a certain volume of fluids, then you have to be prepared to listen and learn.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm just attracted to the action element of science fiction. It's great to sit in the editing room with the director and sound engineers and to create the feeling where your heart is racing and you're sitting at the edge of your seat and you find yourself holding your breath.
- Questions
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- Nov 07, 2020
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.
- Constrain
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- Nov 07, 2020
It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like certain subgenres within science fiction and fantasy, and one of those is urban fantasy, and another is steampunk.
- Over
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- Nov 07, 2020
I consider science fiction and fantasy my genre. And I've noticed over the years that there doesn't tend to be a lot of lighthearted, comedic stuff.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love the Victorian era, and I always have, but I had a leg up on the writing because I was familiar with a lot of the science from the Victorian era. And that led to a massive interest in the science of this time of history.
- Horror
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- Nov 07, 2020
As for genre, my adult books are usually filed under science fiction / fantasy, although some stores put them into romance, and few have stuck them into horror. I consider all my books a mix of steampunk and urban fantasy.
- My Soul
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- Nov 07, 2020
Faulkner is a writer who has had much to do with my soul, but Hemingway is the one who had the most to do with my craft - not simply for his books, but for his astounding knowledge of the aspect of craftsmanship in the science of writing.
- Nov 07, 2020