Quotes by Scientists

A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. Max Planck

A delusion is something that people believe in despite a total lack of evidence. Richard Dawkins

People Believe Despite Evidence Total Something Delusion Lack

Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always. Hippocrates

Treat Sometimes Comfort Always Cure Often

A physician without a knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician. Hippocrates

Knowledge Physician Astrology Call Himself Without Right

At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace the savage races throughout the world. Charles Darwin

Savage Future Man World Will Distant Some Civilized Throughout Almost Period Replace Very Centuries Races Certainly Measured Exterminate

If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin. Charles Darwin

Great Nature Our Laws Misery Sin Institutions Caused Poor

The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts. Charles Darwin

Thoughts Culture Control Stage Ought Our Recognize Possible Moral Highest

Where the senses fail us, reason must step in. Galileo Galilei

Must Step Fail Where Senses Us Reason

Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful. Margaret Mead

Once you have an innovation culture, even those who are not scientists or engineers - poets, actors, journalists - they, as communities, embrace the meaning of what it is to be scientifically literate. They embrace the concept of an innovation culture. They vote in ways that promote it. They don't fight science and they don't fight technology. Neil deGrasse Tyson

You Technology Vote Science Fight Culture Innovation Once Ways Those Promote Embrace Poets Journalists Concept Scientifically Scientists Literate Meaning Meaning Of Communities Engineers Who Even Actor

The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. Carl Sagan

Ambition Universe Harmony Perfect Human Required

The hardships that I encountered in the past will help me succeed in the future. Philip Emeagwali

Motivational Future Me Hardships Will Past Encountered In The Past Succeed Help

Here's a nation, one of the founding pillars was freedom of speech and freedom of expression. And yet, we have imposed upon people restrictions on what they can say, on what they can think. And the media is the largest proponent of this, crucifying people who say things really quite innocently. Ben Carson

Freedom People Freedom Of Speech Nation Think Innocently Say Restrictions Proponent Freedom Of Expression Pillars Imposed Quite Really Who Media Expression Largest Founding Things Here Speech

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. Isaac Asimov

Education Believe Kind Only Firmly Self-Education

Contentment is the only real wealth. Alfred Nobel

Wealth Contentment Only Real

True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense. Emanuel Swedenborg

Charity Thought Others Recompense True Useful Desire

A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. Max Planck