Frederik Pohl Quotes

Of course I have other interests, but on the other hand, science is a lifestyle in the sense that it's a combination of profession and hobby.

From my earliest days, I was fascinated by science.

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

Science is really about describing the way the universe works in one aspect or another in all branches of science—how a life-form works, how this works, how that works. ... You have to have a natural curiosity for that.

I think people love fundamental science.

Ever since I was a kid, I've had an enormous interest in the sciences - everything from quantum physics to anthropology.

People don't learn science in movies. You don't go to the movies thinking, 'I hope I learn some quantum mechanics this afternoon.' But on the other hand, movies are instrumental and influential in getting young people interested in science.

I'd like to put in a vote for the intrinsic fascination of science.

In science there is only physics; all the rest is stamp collecting.

The people who work in the scientific field, they need help to convey what it's about.

Science was something that really caught my attention. It was something I really could sink my teeth into.

Whenever I think of how much pleasure I have interviewing scientists, I remember that they're having the real fun in actually being able to do the science.

I happen to love science... Scientists are all slightly mad. There is truth in the stereotype of the mad scientist. They are mad with curiosity.

From my earliest days I had a passion for science.

We need science education to produce scientists, but we need it equally to create literacy in the public. Man has a fundamental urge to comprehend the world about him …

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

I always say to my students that being a scientist is like being an explorer, and I really mean that because, in a sense, I think in science we explore the world, the universe around us.

People have asked me whether I have a science background. No, but I have a great curiosity about the kinds of things we do on 'Discover.'

Those who draw their sustenance from science are blessed. It is for me to only derive an occasional pleasure. This is nothing worthy of conceit, but I am indeed touched by the joys. This book is an ode to such joys, a digest of my collections from various sources.

Well, I mean, I'm still a scientist, you know. I think once a scientist, always a scientist.

I really didn't like the academic structure of science, but I realized I loved science and missed science.

Science is a little bit more than a wonderful way of modelling and predicting; it's a wonderful technical abstraction. I think science is a really wonderful technical abstraction.

From the age of 13, I was attracted to physics and mathematics. My interest in these subjects derived mostly from popular science books that I read avidly.

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

I can't ever remember not wanting to be a scientist.