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science thinking goal
Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge. Its goal is to find out how the world works, to seek what regularities there may be, to penetrate to the connections of things-from subatomic particles, which may be the constituents of all matter, to living organisms, the human social community, and thence to the cosmos as a whole. Carl Sagan
science fiction advantage
I find science so much more fascinating than science fiction. It also has the advantage of being true.
science survivor kicking
When a honeybee dies it releases a death pheromone, a characteristic odour that signals the survivors to remove it from the hive. The corpse is promptly pushed and tugged out of the hive. The death pheromone is oleic acid. What happens if a live bee is dabbed with a drop of oleic acid? Then no matter how strapping and vigourous it might be, it is carried kicking and screaming out of the hive.
science columbus usual
The usual rejoinder to someone who says 'They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Galileo' is to say 'But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown'.
science thinking people
I'd like the [Cosmos] series to be so visually stimulating that somebody who isn't even interested in the concepts will just watch for the effects. And I'd like people who are prepared to do some thinking to be really stimulated.
science perfect instruments
Science is far from a perfect instrument of knowledge. It's just the best we have.
science interesting imperfection
There is a reward structure in science that is very interesting: Our highest honors go to those who disprove the findings of the most revered among us. So Einstein is revered not just because he made so many fundamental contributions to science, but because he found an imperfection in the fundamental contribution of Isaac Newton.
science way fool
Science is a way to not fool ourselves.
science technology science-physics
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science
dwarves toss faster
We do not allow dwarf tossing. If you toss a dwarf, the dwarf will be tossed right back at you, but faster. Demetri Martin
dwarves criminals said
Oh, I'm a dangerous criminal, I am,' said the dwarf cheerfully. C. S. Lewis
dwarves cheese orion
Orion nodded, then asked, “Dwarf cheese?” “Cheese made by dwarfs.” “Oh,” said Orion, relieved. “They make it. It’s not actually . . .” “No. What a horrible thought.” “Exactly. Eoin Colfer
dwarves two giants
A Dwarfe on a Gyants shoulder sees further of the two. [A dwarf on a giant's shoulder sees farther of the two. George Herbert
dwarves understanding calling
Calling George Bush shallow is like calling a dwarf short. Molly Ivins
dwarves long gold
Far over misty mountains cold To dungeons deep and caverns old We must away, ere break of day, To find our long-forgotten gold. J. R. R. Tolkien
dwarves style important
That was Thorin's style. He was an important dwarf. If he had been allowed, he would probably have gone on like this until he was out of breath, without telling anyone there anything that was not known already. But he was rudely interrupted.
dwarves world delving
Far, far below the deepest delvings of the dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things.
dwarves sight troll
Trolls simply detest the very sight of dwarves (uncooked).
everyday needs ocean people understand
People have to understand the ocean needs more attention, not only when there's a crisis, but in everyday life, James Watkins
everyday simple smile smiles start
Start off everyday with a simple smile and get it over with. W. C. Fields
everyday liberty flags
The flag represents all the values and the liberties Americans have and enjoy everyday. Bill Shuster
everyday degrees events
The Universe forces those who live in it to understand it. Those creatures who find everyday experience a muddled jumble of events with no predictability, no regularity, are in grave peril. The Universe belongs to those who, at least to some degree, have figured it out.
everyday gives impact impacts jury reflection service
It gives some reflection of the impact on which jury service impacts on people's everyday lives,
everyday god ted thank turner
I thank God and I thank Ted Turner (her estranged husband) everyday that I don't have to make movies. Jane Fonda
everyday good hard improvement matter room striving win work
I think I have a lot of room for improvement. I just got to keep striving to work hard everyday and I think good things will happen. As long as we get the win it doesn't matter what I did. Andrew Bogut
everyday express permitted thoughts words
It allows you to express words and thoughts that aren't necessarily permitted in everyday conversation.
everyday fit mind somewhere starter sure
I'm still here, still getting starts, still getting at-bats, so I feel like I'm one of the options. I'm not sure if they've made their mind up over who's going to be the everyday starter or where I fit in the mix, but I feel like I'm at least somewhere in that equation.