Don't confuse hypothesis and theory. The former is a possible explanation the latter, the correct one. The establishment of theory is the very purpose of science. Martin H. Fischer on science
Facts are not science - as the dictionary is not literature. Martin H. Fischer on science
In the sick room, ten cents' worth of human understanding equals ten dollars' worth of medical science. Martin H. Fischer on science
Science fiction, outside of poetry, is the only literary field which has no limits, no parameters whatsoever. Theodore Sturgeon on science
In science fiction, you can also test out your own realities. Theodore Sturgeon on science
I wrote the very first stories in science fiction which dealt with homosexuality, The World Well Lost and Affair With a Green Monkey. Theodore Sturgeon on science
In the forensic science course I took at university they used photographs of dead bodies. For ballistics they showed us a guy lying on the floor, and his head had burst. Denise Mina on science
My personal conviction is that science is concerned wholly with truth, not with ethics. Arthur Keith on science
I would be more frightened as a writer if people thought my movies were like science fiction. Neil LaBute on science
But the imposition of morality onto science, - where it does not belong - has become rampant in recent years. Bill Condon on science
Winning is the science of being totally prepared. George Allen, Sr. on science
I've always been a big fan of science fiction and of the worlds of the spiritual and the mystic. Dan Aykroyd on science
And I grew up on a steady diet of science fiction, especially apocalyptic and postapocalyptic fiction. Justin Cronin on science
I'm really convinced that our descendants a century or two from now will look back at us with the same pity that we have toward the people in the field of science two centuries ago. John Templeton on science
The origin of life is one of the great outstanding mysteries of science. Paul Davies on science
In science, a healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue. Paul Davies on science
Science, we are repeatedly told, is the most reliable form of knowledge about the world because it is based on testable hypotheses. Religion, by contrast, is based on faith. The term 'doubting Thomas' well illustrates the difference. Paul Davies on science
A permanent base on Mars would have a number of advantages beyond being a bonanza for planetary science and geology. If, as some evidence suggests, exotic micro-organisms have arisen independently of terrestrial life, studying them could revolutionise biology, medicine and biotechnology. Paul Davies on science
For me, science is already fantastical enough. Unlocking the secrets of nature with fundamental physics or cosmology or astrobiology leads you into a wonderland compared with which beliefs in things like alien abductions pale into insignificance. Paul Davies on science
Though we do need more women to graduate with technical degrees, I always like to remind women that you don't need to have science or technology degrees to build a career in tech. Susan Wojcicki on science