Science Quotes

"The laboratory is where nature reveals her secrets to those methodical enough to listen."

"Nature does not operate by magic; she operates by principles we can discover and understand."

"To understand combustion is to understand transformation, one of nature's most fundamental principles."

"Nature's laws are written in mathematics; chemistry is our attempt to read them."

"The laboratory teaches that nothing is miraculous; everything has an explanation in nature."

"In the study of chemistry, precision is not a luxury; it is the very foundation of knowledge."

"The composition of the atmosphere is the first thing to be understood in studying chemistry."

"The atom is the foundation upon which all matter rests."

"Progress in science demands both observation and imagination."

"What we cannot measure, we cannot truly understand."

"Every substance is composed of minute particles in constant motion."

"Science progresses through the accumulation of careful observations."

"Atoms are the building blocks of all worldly existence."

"Every element has its own distinctive character and properties."

"To measure is to begin to understand."

"The atomic theory explains the unity underlying all diversity."

"The weight of evidence for an extraordinary claim must be proportioned to the strangeness of the claim itself."

"The present state of the system of nature is evidently a consequence of what it was in the previous moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence which at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respectiveposition, motion, and general affect of every entity at any time in the past or future."

"We see that the theory of probabilities is at bottom only common sense reduced to calculation."

"It is remarkable that a science which began with the consideration of games of chance should have become the most important object of human knowledge."

"All the effects of nature are only the mathematical consequences of a small number of immutable laws."

"To understand the world, one must understand the mathematics underlying it."

"The greatest discoveries often come from the simplest observations."

"The study of mathematics elevates the mind and prepares it for higher pursuits."

"The laws governing the natural world are fixed and immutable."

"Those who master the principles of mathematics master the keys to understanding nature."

"Every discovery is built upon the foundation of previous discoveries."

"The mind of man is capable of understanding the mind of nature."

"The universe operates according to principles we can understand and express mathematically."

"What we measure, we can understand; what we understand, we can predict."