1,204 Quotes About Discovery

  • Author Johannes Stark
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    At the head of these new discoveries and insights comes the establishment of the facts that electricity is composed of discrete particles of equal size, or quanta, and that light is an electromagnetic wave motion.

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  • Author John Stossel
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    People acting in their own self-interest is the fuel for all the discovery, innovation, and prosperity that powers the world.

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  • Author Julia Sawalha
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    I'm on a constant path of self-discovery and change. I'm trying to become a better person, a nicer person. I love therapy - it's brilliant.

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  • Author Lamar S. Smith
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    I support basic research, which can lead to discoveries that change our world, expand our horizons and save lives.

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  • Author Leo Strauss
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    When speaking of a "body of knowledge" or of "the results of research," e.g., we tacitly assign the same cognitive status to inherited knowledge and to independently acquired knowledge. To counteract this tendency a special effort is required to transform inherited knowledge into genuine knowledge by revitalizing its original discovery, and to discriminate between the genuine and the spurious elements of what claims to be inherited knowledge.

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  • Author Marcus Samuelsson
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    Chocolate is one of the world's most beloved discoveries, and when we need a quick boost of energy and endorphins, chocolate is the go-to treat.

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  • Author Melina Smith
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    Any news leading to her discovery would be most helpful, so we are pleading to the public so that we can have some ideas of other places to search.

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  • Author Michael Shermer
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    No single discovery from any of these fields denotes proof of evolution, but together they reveal that life evolved in a certain sequence by a particular process.

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