Quotes about "Science & Discovery"

The great problems of the Twentieth century will have immediate relation to the discoveries of America, of Africa, and of Australia. ”

One might almost say that the history of geographical discovery, properly so called, begins with Captain Cook, the motive of whose voyages was purely scientific curiosity. ”

The Internet is allowing us to get back to what's really more natural, which is that storytelling is a shared thing. It's our natural way to be communal. ”

There is a much more exact correspondence between the natural and moral world than we are apt to take notice of. ”

I don't recall exactly when I first began reading about Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery, but I suspect that it was in fourth grade. ”

We are ever on the threshold of new journeys and new discoveries. Can you imagine the excitement of the Wright brothers on the morning of that first flight? The anticipation of Jonas Salk as he analyzed the data that demonstrated a way to prevent polio? ”

When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations. ”

Simultaneous contrast is not just a curious optical phenomenon - it is the very heart of painting. ”

I had no books at home. I started to frequent a public library in Lisbon. It was there, with no help except curiosity and the will to learn, that my taste for reading developed and was refined. ”

If you publish a scientific paper it is very hard to start a nationwide debate about something. If you do this in a movie, you can start a debate. We like to create a bridge between those two worlds - film and science. ”