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    When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions; that is the heart of science.

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Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark of true science.

Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark of true science.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Science Quotes,
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The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.

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Scientists were rated as great heretics by the church, but they
were truly religious men because of their faith read more

Scientists were rated as great heretics by the church, but they
were truly religious men because of their faith in the
orderliness of the universe.

by Sir Humphrey Davy Found in: Science Quotes,
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Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that read more

Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery.

by Richard Powers Found in: Science Quotes,
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Science is the topography of ignorance.

Science is the topography of ignorance.

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Art is meant to upset people, science reassures them.

Art is meant to upset people, science reassures them.

by Georges Brague Found in: Science Quotes,
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One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

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What we might call, by way of Eminence, the Dismal Science.

What we might call, by way of Eminence, the Dismal Science.

by Thomas Campbell Found in: Science Quotes,
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Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

by Oprah Winfrey Found in: Science Quotes,
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