Robert G. Ingersoll Quotes

Knowing how contented, free, and joyful is life in the world of science, one fervently wishes that many would enter its portals.

Science is a wonderful discipline, to which we are deeply indebted.

There is nothing inherently wrong about science.

Science is an enterprise that should be cherished as an activity of the free human mind. Because it transforms who we are, how we live, and it gives us an understanding of our place in the universe.

I felt I had had enough of politicians and government upheavals …. Suddenly I was enveloped in the feeling that only science is lasting.

I am among those who think that science has great beauty.

I think that the issues we have with science these days are not restricted to what's happening with respect to religion. There are a lot of very religious scientists around.

In this respect, the history of science, like the history of all civilization, has gone through cycles.

Science is the best idea humans have ever had. The more people who embrace that idea, the better.

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

I certainly saw science as a kind of calling, and one with as much legitimacy as a religious calling.

Look, science is hard, it has a reputation of being hard, and the facts are, it is hard, and that's the result of 400 years of science, right? I mean, in the 18th century, in the 18th century you could become an expert on any field of science in an afternoon by going to a library, if you could find the library, right?

I had then and still retain an interest in science for its own sake and as a metaphor for our current lives.

Science reckons many prophets, but there is not even a promise of a Messiah.

I count myself fortunate to be able to participate in the life of science in this era.

To understand a science, it is necessary to know its history.

The methods and tools of science perennially breach barriers, granting me confidence that our epic march of insight into the operations of nature will continue without end.

I love science, and I believe in it. I have a faith that science can solve problems and make the world a better place.

If you go back to the 17th century, scientists generally weren't rewarded much at all for sharing discoveries, and as a result, they conducted a lot of their research very, very secretively indeed.

In the history of science, we often find that the study of some natural phenomenon has been the starting point in the development of a new branch of knowledge.

The word scientist was coined in 1834, as the sciences were becoming professionalized and specialized

But perhaps the rest of us could have separate classes in science appreciation, the wonder of science, scientific ways of thinking, and the history of scientific ideas, rather than laboratory experience.

Understanding science and pushing the boundaries of science is what makes me immensely satisfied.

It was the late Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar who, by founding the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, made it possible for the scientific aspirations of my early years to continue burning brightly.

I have faith that science is a good thing. Seriously, I'd say that I am very much in awe of nature. In fact, I think to some extent, "awe" was a word that was almost invented for scientists.