Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage. H. L. Mencken artcagecircus Change image and share on social
A body of work such as Pasteur's is inconceivable in our time: no man would be given a chance to create a whole science. Nowadays a path is scarcely opened up when the crowd begins to pour in. Jean Rostand beginbodychance Change image and share on social
The accumulation of skill and science which has been directed to diminish the difficulty of producing manufactured goods, has not been beneficial to that country alone in which it is concentrated; distant kingdoms have participated in its advantages. Charles Babbage accumulationadvantagebeneficial share on social
Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science. Magdi Yacoub egyptenvironmentgreat Change image and share on social
Galileo was no idiot. Only an idiot could believe that science requires martyrdom - that may be necessary in religion, but in time a scientific result will establish itself. David Hilbert establishgalileoidiot Change image and share on social
Divinity is an emotion of being lifted out of yourself and being part of something much bigger than yourself that makes you go, 'Oh my God.' And that sense of awe? It's the second rule of science. Howard Bloom awebigdivinity Change image and share on social
Though many have tried, no one has ever yet explained away the decisive fact that science, which can do so much, cannot decide what it ought to do. Joseph Wood Krutch decidedecisiveexplain Change image and share on social
There's talent on the streets, kids with ideas who have stories to tell and never get a chance. James Jannard chanceideakid Change image and share on social
I've always been interested in science - one of my favourite books is James Watson's 'Molecular Biology of the Gene.' Bill Gates biologybookfavourite Change image and share on social
Ever since Newton, we've done science by taking things apart to see how they work. What the computer enables us to do is to put things together to see how they work: we're now synthesized rather than analysed. I find one of the most enthralling aspects of computers is limitless communication. Douglas Adams analyseaspectcommunication share on social