Famous Quotes

"The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought."

Walter Gilbert on Science

More quotes about Science

• "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."

  Albert Einstein on Science

• "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men."

  Martin Luther King, Jr. on Science

• "Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control."

  Martin Luther King, Jr. on Science

• "No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right a single experiment can prove me wrong."

  Albert Einstein on Science

• "Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss."

  Ralph Waldo Emerson on Science

More quotes by Walter Gilbert

• "Everyone wants a hand in the outcome, a piece of the knowledge."

• "I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people get from a religious background."

• "Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what you're writing about is not that relevant."

• "Science doesn't in the slightest depend on trust. It depends completely on the belief that you can demonstrate something for yourself."

• "It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you don't change, your field changes around you."