“[My] deep religiosity... found an abrupt ending at the age of twelve, through the reading of popular scientific books.”
Albert Einstein
“You live in a deranged age, more deranged that usual, because in spite of great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of who he is or what he is doing.”
Walker Percy
“I read a lot of scientific papers on the history of evolution and spent time talking to scientists. I started to write it in the spring of 2004 and wanted the book to look at the biggest questions people have about human origins, such as what were the first hominids and how did our ancestors evolve to walk upright?”
Carl Zimmer
“He was a very jovial fellow who would meet at the taverns, discussing the latest John Locke book or scientific breakthrough over a nice pint of beer. I don't think you could imagine getting drunk with George Washington, but with Benjamin Franklin? Definitely.”
Chris Mullins
“The scientific mind does not so much provide the right answers as ask the right questions.”
Claude Levi-Strauss
“You must not know too much or be too precise or scientific about birds and trees and flowers and watercraft; a certain free-margin, and even vagueness - ignorance, credulity - helps your enjoyment of these things.”
Henry David Thoreau
“Traditional scientific method has always been at the very best, 20 - 20 hindsight. It's good for seeing where you've been. It's good for testing the truth of what you think you know, but it can't tell you where you ought to go.”
Robert M. Pirsig
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