Richard Morris Quotes

The first duty of man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth.

My emotional investment is in finding truth. If string theory is wrong, I'd like to have known that yesterday. But if we can show it today or tomorrow, fantastic.

The key to wisdom is this - constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth.

True science teaches, above all, to doubt

Difference of opinion leads to enquiry, and enquiry to truth.

Something my father dearly loved is the scientific method, and it's founded in this element of humility. The idea is that you pursue the truth wherever it goes; you need to evidence, and you can - you see if it's repeatable.

Our understanding of the world around us is constantly being redefined and expanded, and so therefore, it is wiser to be passionate about seeking for truth than knowing it.

Science is about nothing but getting at the truth, and anything that gets in the way of that diminishes, in my experience, the science.

It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.

Science is a principle and a process of seeking truth. Truth cannot be purchased, and thus, truth cannot be altered by money.

I enjoy science, and I'm a very curious person. I always want to know the reason behind everything, big or small.

As scientists, we need to not be afraid of the truth.

I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about.

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.

It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

We live in an age of universal investigation, and of exploration of the sources of all movements.

The one thing that 'Via Dolorosa' has is no opinions. To me, curiosity is 50 times as valuable as opinion.

What we need is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out.

despite its apparent impracticality, the Administration values discovery-oriented science, and aims to continue to support the grand quest for knowledge about the universe at the largest and smallest scales.

Skepticism is the first step towards truth.

If you would be a real seeker after truth, you must at least once in your life doubt, as far as possible, all things.

You will never succeed in getting at the truth if you know, ahead of time, what the truth ought to be

Constant and frequent questioning is the first key to wisdom … For through doubting we are led to inquire, and by inquiry we perceive the truth.

Found your opinions on facts, not prejudices. We know too many things that are not true

Modern science rests on a universality that transcends ethnic, racial, and religious frameworks.