All of science is nothing more than the refinement of everyday thinking.
If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development.
There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.
The cosmos is full beyond measure of elegant truths; of exquisite interrelationships; of the awesome machinery of nature.
I'd rather be a climbing ape than a falling angel.
Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact.
The most essential characteristic of scientific technique is that it proceeds from experiment, not from tradition.
In God we trust; all others must bring data.
...a legitimate conflict between science and religion cannot exist... Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
Science does not know its debt to imagination.