Science Quotes

"The atom is not a thing; it is a process, a pattern of behavior."

"The principle of relativity asserts something very fundamental about the world: that there is no absolute frame of reference, only relative motion."

"Mathematics penetrates all of being like an invisible architecture."

"In mathematics, we find the keys to unlock the deepest secrets of the universe."

"Mathematics is the most objective form of human expression yet devised."

"To understand one law of nature is to understand a little of all laws."

"In every equation lies a story about the world; to solve it is to read that story."

"A mathematical truth that cannot be constructed is merely a shadow of a shadow."

"Numbers are not things; they are processes of the human mind."

"The structure of mathematics is the structure of possible thought."

"Rigorous thinking must begin somewhere; it cannot begin everywhere at once."

"A proof is a sequence of assertions, each being either an axiom or a logical consequence of previous assertions."

"The universe speaks the language of mathematics to those willing to listen."

"Science is not a collection of laws; it is a method of understanding."

"Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn a living at it."

"If we knew what we were doing, it would not be called research."

"The current fashion in physics may have overlooked simple truths of great profundity."

"Functions are concepts; concepts are functions."

"The question 'What is a number?' deserves a serious answer."

"Mathematical truth is objective and necessary."

"Mathematics rests on logic alone."

"Numbers are not empirical objects."

"Mathematics is about abstract objects."

"The foundations of arithmetic are purely logical."

"Numbers are not properties of external things."

"A function is unsaturated; it requires arguments."

"Numbers exist in a realm of abstract objects."

"Mathematics provides the model for all rigorous thinking."

"Numbers are the most abstract of all objects."

"I would be appalled if I thought that the conception of my work was narrowed down merely to a consideration of science."