Imagination Quotes

The ability to see what isn't there yet. Dreamers and builders on the power of 'what if.'

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"The universe is stranger than we imagine, and stranger than we can imagine."
Freeman Dyson
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"The future belongs to those who can imagine it most vividly."
Freeman Dyson
"Wonder is not the privilege of childhood but the birthright of the curious mind."
Antony Hewish
"The universe is a puzzle where even the box the pieces came in is unknown."
Antony Hewish
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"The observable universe is just the beginning of what exists."
Arno Penzias
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"The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it."
Robert Wilson
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge in physics."
John Wheeler
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"Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards."
Fred Hoyle
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"The mind is capable of grasping infinity."
Fred Hoyle
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"Imagination is more powerful than knowledge alone."
Fred Hoyle
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"Imagination is the telescope through which we see possibilities."
Maarten Schmidt
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"Imagination is the first telescope ever invented by consciousness."
Maarten Schmidt
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"The greatest discoveries come when we follow our curiosity rather than someone else's roadmap."
Freeman Dyson
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"The power of imagination is greater than the power of knowledge."
Freeman Dyson
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge because knowledge is limited."
Freeman Dyson
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"Imagination is more powerful than knowledge, because knowledge is limited to what we already know and understand."
Roger Penrose
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"The ability to visualize abstract concepts is a key skill in advanced mathematics and physics."
Roger Penrose
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"Imagination constrained by reason produces the deepest scientific insights."
Roger Penrose
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"What we don't know is infinitely more interesting than what we do."
Arno Penzias
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"Every question opens a door to infinite further questions."
Arno Penzias
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"We create meaning through storytelling and imagination."
Robert Wilson
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"Imagination is the first technology humans possessed."
Robert Wilson
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"Imagination is the scaffolding upon which discovery is built."
Fred Hoyle
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"The universe is far more creative than the human mind can fathom."
Fred Hoyle
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"Imagination is the organ by which we perceive possibility."
Fred Hoyle
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"The imagination is the first step toward understanding the world."
Robert Wilson
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited; imagination embraces the entire world."
Leon Lederman
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"Imagination is the birthplace of all innovation."
Simon van der Meer
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"Imagination is the only limit to possibility."
Simon van der Meer
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"What we call empty space is actually full of possibility and hidden dimensions."
Arno Penzias