“See now the power of truth; the same experiment which at first glance seemed to show one thing, when more carefully examined, assures us of the contrary.”— Galileo Galilei, en.wikiquote.org
“I got my Ph.D. by taking a theory, testing it, and then proving my results. Now, proving my results means that I take those results and I turn them over to other scientists to see if they can replicate them, and if they can't, then my theory was wrong. See, that's science. A consensus of evidence th…”— Breen Frazier, Dr. Tara Lewis, Aisha Tyler, imdb.com
“There are metaphysical problems, which cannot be disposed of by declaring them meaningless. For, as I have repeatedly said, they are ‘beyond physics’ indeed and demand an act of faith. We have to accept this fact to be honest. There are two objectionable types of believers: those who believe the inc…”— Max Born, en.wikiquote.org
“But in practical affairs, particularly in politics, men are needed who combine human experience and interest in human relations with a knowledge of science and technology. Moreover, they must be men of action and not contemplation. I have the impression that no method of education can produce people…”— Max Born, todayinsci.com
“A hypothesis is only the first step in any rigorous scientific process.”— Samuel H. Sternberg, Jennifer Doudna, amazon.com