"... the great tragedy of Science - the slaying of a beautiful
hypothesis by an ugly fact"
~T.H. Huxley
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most
discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny..."
~Isaac Asimov
The capacity to blunder slightly is the real marvel of DNA. Without
this special attribute, we would still be anaerobic bacteria and there would
be no music.
~Lewis Thomas
Observations always involve theory.
~Edwin Hubble
The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he's one who
asks the right questions.