Logo
Scientific principles and laws do not lie on the surface of nature

Scientific principles and laws do not lie on the surface of nature. They are hidden, and must be wrested from nature by an active and elaborate technique of inquiry. – John Dewey, Reconstruction in Philosophy, 1920

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Science
category

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. – Eden Phillpotts, A Shadow Passes

Category:
Science

That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer. – Jacob Bronowski

Category:
Science

The main purpose of science is simplicity and as we understand more things, everything is becoming simpler. – Edward Teller

Category:
Science

What has become clear from the science is that we cannot burn all of the fossil fuels without creating a very different planet. – James Hansen

Category:
Science

Random Quotes

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests and mines and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Plato; Or, The Philosopher”

Category:
Quotations

Getting the government to put money into social programs run by religious institutions is a practice that started during the Clinton years, when Bill Clinton advocated the AmeriCorps program. – Tony Campolo

Category:
Government

In childhood, we press our nose to the pane, looking out. In memories of childhood, we press our nose to the pane, looking in. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

Category:
Childhood

Invisible tears are the hardest to wipe away. Just let it out, my friend. – Terri Guillemets

Category:
Crying