Douglas Preston Quotes

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

Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it.

Science is the ultimate tool to reveal the laws of nature, and the one word written on its banner is Truth.

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

The increase of scientific knowledge lies not only in the occasional milestones of science, but in the efforts of the very large body of men who with love and devotion observe and study nature.

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.

Is science of any value? I think a power to do something is of value. Whether the result is a good thing or a bad thing depends on how it is used, but the power is a value.

Anybody who has been seriously engaged in scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of science are written the words: 'Ye must have faith.'

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.

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

Science is a fundamental part of our existence.

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

Science is organized knowledge.

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.

All writers are going to have to learn more about science, because it's such an interesting part of their environment.

Science has become something that everybody knows he has to pay attention to, but not everybody is a believer. So I don't think we should equate science with religion. But, that science is progressively playing a more and more important part in the life of every individual is obvious.

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

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.

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.

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

You should only go into science if you really have a yearning to make scientific discoveries.

We should not be a party that is opposed to science.

Science has promised us truth...It has never promised us either peace or happiness.