The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.
ArtAlbert Einstein in The World As I See ItThe saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
Knowledge, Society, WisdomIsaac AsimovWe still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.
Nature & EnvironmentAlbert EinsteinSince the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity, I do not understand it myself anymore.
MathematicsAlbert EinsteinThe first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you.
AtheismWerner HeisenbergFaith and science, I have learned, are two sides of the same coin, separated by an expanse so small, but wide enough that one side can't see the other. They don't know they are connected.
FaithMary E. Pearson in The Jenna Fox Chronicles - The Adoration of Jenna FoxEvery kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact.
Upbringing, CuriosityCarl SaganWithout proper experiments I conclude nothing.
Johannes KeplerTo be a scientist is to be naive.
Valery Legasov in Chernobyl, Episode 5Waleri Legassow: "Despite the stupidity, the lies, you're compelled. The problem has been assigned and you'll stop at nothing until you find an answer. Because that is who you are."
Ulana Khomyuk: "A lunatic then."
Waleri Legassow: "A scientist."
Academic success depends on research and publications.
Philip ZimbardoPeople think of science as rolling back the mystery of God. I look at science as slowly creeping toward the mystery of God.
GodAllan HamiltonThe Germans and many others have the gift to make science inaccessible.
GermanyJohann Wolfgang von GoetheAll truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.
Progress, TruthGalileo GalileiNo one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before.
PhysicsStephen HawkingScience is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.
Stephen HawkingScience is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
Carl SaganSometimes science is more art than science.
Rick Sanchez in Rick and Morty, Season 1 Episode 6The more complex the world situation becomes, the more scientific and rational analysis you have to have, the less you can do with simple good will and sentiment.
Mind vs. HeartReinhold NiebuhrGood science is good observation.
Avatar, by Max PatelOur scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
Humanity, Weapons, Morality & EthicsMartin Luther KingScience isn't about "why", it's about "why not".
Portal, by Cave JohnsonScience is not everything, but science is very beautiful.
Robert OppenheimerWhen you are unable to understand a reasearcher's actions, most cases can be attributed to curiosity.
Alhaitham in Genshin ImpactScience is constantly proved all the time. If we take something like any fiction, any holy book, and destroyed it, in a thousand years' time, that wouldn't come back just as it was. Whereas if we took every science book and every fact and destroyed them all, in a thousand years they'd all be back because all the tests would be the same result.
Ricky GervaisScience, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.
Jules Verne in Journey to the Center of the EarthScientists seek discoveries. Ways to make the world a better place.
Viktor, the Machine Herald in Arcane, Season 1 Episode 3We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.
KnowledgeJohn WheelerEven in science, one of the strongest incentives is jealousy.
Alexander von HumboldtThe task is not to see what has never been seen before, but to think what has never been thought before about what you see everyday.
Erwin SchrödingerTell your son to stop trying to fill your head with science - for to fill your heart with love is enough!
LoveRichard FeynmanWe scientists are clever - too clever.
Richard FeynmanWhat we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.
Werner HeisenbergPhilosophy is dead. Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.
PhilosophyStephen Hawking, May 2011Science is the process of thinking God's thoughts after Him.
Johannes KeplerThe most wonderful discovery made by scientists is science itself.
Jacob BronowskiScience is the key to our future, and if you don't believe in science, then you're holding everybody back.
Bill NyeThe resistance to science is idiotic.
Seth MacFarlaneScience is about admitting what we don't know.
InterstellarScience grows like a weed every year.
Kary MullisScience and technology are the keys to both our longevity and our demise. Our entire existence on this planet is a double-edged sword.
ProgressRhys DarbyScience is neat, but I’m afraid it’s not very forgiving.
Scott Clarke in Stranger Things, Season 1 Episode 5We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.
TechnologyCarl Sagan