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Science Quotes โ€“ 50 Sayings About Research, Theories And Findings

Science Quotes โ€“ The Best Sayings About Research, Theories And Findings

Looking for inspirational science quotes and sayings about research and teaching? Then you've come to the right place! Every new discovery, every groundbreaking theory and every innovative experiment is another building block on the way to understanding the world and the universe.

Science is much more than just collecting data and facts. It is the relentless search for truth - a journey full of discoveries and innovations. It is curiosity that drives us to find out and explore the unknown, and to unravel the mysteries of life. Last but not least, science also helps us make informed decisions and convince other people.

In this article, I would now like to present you a collection of the best short wisdoms, aphorisms and quotes about the fascination of science and the importance of research. Let's go!

My please: Keep in mind that many of the quotes about science have been translated into English from other languages. I cannot guarantee that it is the original quote in each case. Therefore, double check them before you share them. If you like and share any of the quotes in the internet, please link this elaborately created collection. Thanks for your support!

Best 50 Quotes About Science And Research

Whether it is environmental science, economics or social science - each science has the The aim is to gain knowledge (research) and to communicate knowledge (teaching).. The knowledge and findings of years of research by trained scientists and researchers, is ultimately the basis of informed opinion.

With the help of data from science, we humans can constantly evolve and learn to understand ourselves, but also the world, better.

So use the following quotes and sayings now to remind yourself, always check everything, to be curious, and to change your opinions and beliefs when they don't match the scientific evidence.

Science Quotes 1 - 10

  1. "Science is magic that works." (Kurt Vonnegut)
  2. "Research is seeing what everybody else has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought." (Albert Szent-Gyรถrgyi)
  3. "All of science is nothing more than the refinement of everyday thinking." (Albert Einstein)
  4. "Just as science is the intellect of the world, art is its soul." (Maksim Gorky)
  5. "There is no great genius without some touch of madness." (Aristotle)
  6. "The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence." (Nikola Tesla)
  7. "In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual." (Galileo Galilei)
  8. "The prerequisite for knowledge is curiosity." (Jacques-Yves Cousteau)
  9. "A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales." (Marie Curie)
  10. "Any foolish boy can stamp on a beetle, but all the professors in the world cannot make a beetle." (Arthur Schopenhauer)

Science Quotes 11 - 20

  1. "An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field." (Niels Bohr)
  2. "While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it." (Quintilian)
  3. "The scientist only imposes two things, namely truth and sincerity, imposes them upon himself and upon other scientists." (Erwin Schrรถdinger)
  4. "I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." (Isaac Newton)
  5. "There is no great discoveries and advances, as long as there is an unhappy child on earth." (Albert Einstein)
  6. "What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what's going on." (Jacques-Yves Cousteau)
  7. "Both religion and science require a belief in God. For believers, God is in the beginning, and for physicists he is at the end of all considerations." (Max Planck)
  8. "Reading a book โ€“ for me this is the real exploration of universe." (Marguerite Duras)
  9. "Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life." (Marcus Aurelius)
  10. "There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance." (Hippocrates)

Tip: Science is always evolving. But there are still scientific disciplines and areas that are largely unexplored. For example, there is uncertainty about the effects of Plastic in the food chain on our health. What we humans have found out about it so far, I show you in the linked blog post.

Science Quotes 21 - 30

  1. "Research is creating new knowledge." (Neil Armstrong)
  2. "It is harder to crack prejudice than an atom." (Albert Einstein)
  3. "If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" (Albert Einstein)
  4. "Yes, we could do something about climate change now, but if we then found out in 50 years that all the scientists were wrong after all and there was no global warming at all, then we would have ensured, for no reason, that you can breathe the air in the cities again, that the rivers are no longer toxic, that cars make neither noise nor stink, and that we are no longer dependent on dictators and their oil reserves. That's where we'd get pretty upset." (Marc-Uwe Kling)
  5. "The science of today is the technology of tomorrow." (Edward Teller)
  6. "Politics is not a science, as the professors are apt to suppose. It is an art." (Otto von Bismarck)
  7. "Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life." (Immanuel Kant)
  8. "The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." (Isaac Asimov)
  9. "Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity I do not understand it myself any more." (Albert Einstein)
  10. "Science and medicine change with the years, but the smell of a pharmacy is eternal, like matter." (Anton Chekhov)

Science Quotes 31 - 40

  1. "Research is the simple pleasure of finding something you didn't know before." (Carl Friedrich von Weizsรคcker)
  2. "The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge." (Thomas Berger)
  3. "There is no royal road to science, and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb of its steep paths have a chance of gaining its luminous summits." (Karl Marx)
  4. "Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing." (Wernher von Braun)
  5. "Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less." (Marie Curie)
  6. "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." (Albert Einstein)
  7. "Every law of nature that reveals itself to the observer suggests a higher, still unrecognized." (Alexander von Humboldt)
  8. "Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are understandable to man or not." (Galileo Galilei)
  9. "Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge." (Stephen Hawking)
  10. "The most beautiful happiness of the thinking man is to have explored the explorable and to revere the inscrutable." (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

Tip: Weather and climate researchers, for example, also provide us with valuable insights into whether the Climate change responsible for specific extreme weather is. In the linked article you will learn the most important things about the connections. At this point I would also like to present you the Book "Angry Weather" by physicist Friederike Otto recommend. If you like, get it here*.

Science Quotes 41 - 50

  1. "Real science can be far stranger than science fiction and much more satisfying." (Stephen Hawking)
  2. "You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself." (Galileo Galilei)
  3. "I am a firm believer, that without speculation there is no good and original observation." (Charles Darwin)
  4. "Yet research strives and struggles, never tiring, For the law, the reason, why and how." (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
  5. "Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it." (Albert Einstein)
  6. "It is sometimes a good way of ensuring the solitude you need, of concentrating more or less on whatever study you are immersed in." (Vincent van Gogh)
  7. "Scientific research is one of the most exciting and rewarding of occupations." (Frederick Sanger)
  8. "Doubt is the beginning of science. He who doubts nothing, tests nothing. He who tests nothing discovers nothing. He who discovers nothing is blind and remains blind." (Pierre Teilhard de Chardin)
  9. "He who understands geometry, understands anything in the world." (Galileo Galilei)
  10. "Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth." (Jules Verne)

Can you think of any other sayings about science and research that aren't here yet? Then always come up with your ideas in the comments!

What is the meaning of science?

The goal of science lies in the Preservation of existing knowledge and systematic research into new findings. It strives to find the clearest possible answers to specific questions through observation, explanation, and prediction.

How do you describe science?

Science can be described as methodical investigation and systematic research of phenomena, regularities and interrelationships in nature and society. It uses observations, experiments and theoretical models to expand the understanding of and knowledge about the world.

What are classical sciences?

Classical sciences, for example, include traditional disciplines such as. Physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, geology and Astronomy. These branches of science focus on the study of nature and physical phenomena.

Using the best quotes about science, research and teaching as a source of inspiration!

The journey of science is never over. Because every day raises new questions, brings new insights, and new opportunities to expand our understanding of the world. I hope this collection of quotes has inspired you to look at science with even more curiosity and fascination.

Just consider the sayings from this list as inspiration and motivation to follow in the footsteps of Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Galileo Galilei, Stephen Hawking, Thomas Alva Edison, Isaac Newton or other famous scientists, to learn from their findings or to curiously explore the world and life itself.

Finally, I would like to give you some further articles that can further strengthen your pursuit of knowledge, your ability to think rationally, and your ability to make fact-based judgments:

Do you have questions, suggestions or maybe even more quotes about or from science? Then I'm really looking forward to your comment.

Stay factual,

Christoph from CareElite - Plastic-free living

PS: Die Psychologie ist die empirische Wissenschaft vom Erleben und Verhalten des Menschen. Ein psychologisches Phรคnomen ist zum Beispiel die sogenannte cognitive dissonance, by numbness, der als Folge eines Konflikts zwischen dem eigenen Denken und Handeln entsteht. Mehr darรผber erfรคhrst du jetzt im verlinkten Blogbeitrag.

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Christoph Schulz

Christoph Schulz

I'm Christoph, an environmental scientist and author - and here at CareElite I'm campaigning against plastic waste in the environment, climate change and all the other major environmental problems of our time. Together with other environmentally conscious bloggers, I want to give you tips & tricks for a naturally healthy, sustainable life as well as your personal development.