Lakatos, Imre

"The history of science is littered with the bones of yesterday's certainties."

"Rational thought requires the humility to admit error."

"Innovation comes not from having all the answers, but from asking harder questions."

"The mark of maturity is the ability to entertain a thought without accepting it."

"In the pursuit of truth, pride is the greatest obstacle."

"A scientist who stops questioning has stopped being a scientist."

"The light of reason shines brightest when it illuminates our own uncertainties."

"Every great discovery is preceded by a willingness to be confused."

"The strength of mind lies in its flexibility, not its rigidity."

"Science advances through productive disagreement."

"To understand is to question; to question is to understand."

"The scientist's greatest asset is a well-trained capacity for doubt."

"In the realm of ideas, revolution is always possible."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the most noble of human endeavors."

"Error is not the enemy of science; it is the engine of science."

"True wisdom is knowing the limits of one's knowledge."

"The future belongs to those willing to question the past."

"A mind that cannot change is a mind that cannot grow."

"Science is the systematic elimination of comfortable illusions."

"The courage to be wrong is the foundation of intellectual progress."

"In the history of thought, the minority view has often proven prescient."

"Rational dialogue is the highest form of human interaction."

"The scientist who fears contradiction fears truth."

"Progress is not the accumulation of facts, but the refinement of understanding."

"To advance science, we must first understand what we do not understand."

"The greatest theories are those that invite the most rigorous criticism."

"In the pursuit of truth, humility is not weakness but wisdom."

"Science thrives on productive disagreement and vigorous debate."

"The mark of a superior mind is the ability to change it."

"Every question we ask opens a door to ten new questions."