A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.

The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance - the idea that anything is possible.