- 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
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
And Shanghai is amazing. I'm a fan of science fiction so when you're there in the night with all the lights and all this modernity, it's like a set in a movie.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once upon a time, science, philosophy, and theology were disciplines largely undifferentiated from one another, and proving the existence of God was a fairly commonplace intellectual exercise. But as the scientific method became increasingly refined, particularly through the nineteenth century, science and religion grew apart.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Back when the natural sciences, philosophy, and theology were one great intellectual hodgepodge, proving the existence of God was a relatively commonplace exercise. To the modern mind, however, science and religion talk past each other.
- Hitting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hitting is not an exact science.
- Engineering
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- Nov 07, 2020
Leonardo Da Vinci combined art and science and aesthetics and engineering, that kind of unity is needed once again.
- Attempting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Science should always be in the business of attempting to disprove itself.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Academic freedom is being lost by a great many people who dare to challenge Darwinism. That's a terrifying situation. That's contrary to the principles of science.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm interested in the hope we invest in science, and the disappointment we can feel when science flattens, or 'explains,' the larger mysteries of religion.
- Better Off
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always loved science, but I was never going to make much of a contribution. I'm better off having science as a hobby.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to get across that science is something that we all have ownership of and we can all take an interest in. We don't all have to understand complex theories, but we should have a working knowledge, like knowing your way round the engine of your car.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Science is a hobby, and I'm really into it, but it's not my job. My job is to learn about comedy and to make people laugh. Science, for me, is probably a bit like Danny Baker's love of football or Rod Stewart's obsession with train sets.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm writing a science book - a sort of compendium of all the ways I've found of explaining things to my artsy friends over the years.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020