Nature Quotes

Mountains, oceans, and everything growing in between. The natural world as teacher and mirror.

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"We are not separate observers of nature; we are part of nature."
Bohm, David
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"The universe is not hostile; it is indifferent. We must learn to work with it."
Bohm, David
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"The universe speaks to us in the language of pattern and form."
Bohm, David
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"The universe is a living whole, and we are cells in the body of that whole."
Bohm, David
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"The universe is not a machine; it is a living, conscious being."
Bohm, David
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"Nature is not only queerer than we suppose, it is queerer than we can suppose."
Bell, John Stewart
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"Nature does not prefer the classical states."
Schrödinger, Erwin
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"An animal that is not wild is not a real animal."
Schrödinger, Erwin
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"When you go out to look at the stars and planets, you realize you're tiny, but also that you're made of the same stuff as the universe."
Schrödinger, Erwin
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"Nature is not only queerer than we suppose, it is queerer than we can suppose."
Schrödinger, Erwin
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"The whole is in the part, and the part is in the whole."
Bohm, David
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"The universe is not composed of things but of patterns of wholeness."
Bohm, David
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"The universe is fundamentally alive and responsive."
Bohm, David
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"The universe contains an infinite order within apparent chaos."
Bohm, David
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"The universe is a seamless whole expressing itself infinitely."
Bohm, David
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"The universe speaks in the language of patterns and relationships."
Bohm, David
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"The wholeness of existence expresses itself through infinite diversity."
Bohm, David
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"The explanation of nature is the task of physics, and the beauty of physics lies in its simplicity."
Dirac, Paul
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"Elegance in mathematics reflects elegance in nature."
Dirac, Paul
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"When you make the attempt to describe or to account for some natural phenomenon, you must assume that nature is simple and elegant."
Dirac, Paul
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"Nature has a way of teaching us humility through its infinite complexity hidden beneath superficial simplicity."
Dirac, Paul
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"The universe does not care about our interpretations; it follows its own beautiful logic."
Dirac, Paul
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"Nature's simplicity is often hidden beneath layers of apparent complexity."
Dirac, Paul
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"Nature reveals her secrets only to those humble enough to listen."
Dirac, Paul
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"Nature operates on principles so elegant that once discovered, they seem inevitable."
Dirac, Paul
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"Nature's greatest gift to the scientist is indifference to our opinions about her."
Dirac, Paul
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"Nature isn't classical, dammit, and if you want to make a simulation of nature, you'd better make it quantum mechanical."
Feynman, Richard
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"I think nature's imagination is so much greater than man's, she's never going to let us relax."
Feynman, Richard
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"Nature keeps her secrets well, but they can be discovered through careful observation."
Bell, John Stewart
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"Nature operates according to principles we are still struggling to comprehend."
Bell, John Stewart