35 Famous Scientists Quotes That Will EXPAND Your Mind

“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration.” – Nikola Tesla

Humanity’s quest to find out the truth about our existence and where we fit into the cosmic world has inspired some extraordinary minds throughout history. Famous scientists such as Divinci, Einstein, Tesla, and Hawkings are just some of the geniuses who have influenced the advancement of society and therefore where we are today.

No matter what religious (or non-religious) beliefs you have, these famous scientists quotes will be sure to inspire, provoke and expand your own mind!

35 Famous Scientists Quotes That Will EXPAND Your Mind

#1.“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”- Charles Darwin

#2. “The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it,”- Neil deGrasse Tyson

#3. “Shall I refuse my dinner because I do not fully understand the process of digestion?”-Oliver Heaviside

#4. “The important thing is to never stop questioning.”-Albert Einstein

#5. “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” – Carl Sagan

#.6 “To know each other we must reach beyond the sphere of our sense perceptions.” – Nikola Tesla

#7. “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”- Albert Einstein

#8. “You can’t teach anybody anything, only make them realize the answers are already inside them.”– Galileo Galilei

#9. “There’s as many atoms in a single molecule of your DNA as there are stars in the typical galaxy. We are, each of us, a little universe.” –  Neil deGrasse Tyson

#10. “If you can’t explain it simply, you do not understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein

#11. “If your hate could be turned into electricity, it could light up the world.” –Nikola Tesla

#12. “Weak people revenge, strong people forgive, intelligent people, ignore.” – Albert Einstein

#13.“The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he’s one who asks the right questions.” – Claude Levi-Strauss

#14. “Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings.” – Victor Stenger

#15. “Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born.” – Nikola Tesla

#16. “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein

#17. “I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.”- Richard Dawkins

#18. “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”- Albert Einstein

#19. “We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.” –  Neil DeGrasse Tyson

#20. What goes up, must come down.” – Isaac Newton

#21. “The thing about smart people is that they seem like crazy people to dumb people.” – Stephen Hawking

#22. “Nothing will benefit health and increase the chances for survival of life on earth as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” – Albert Einstein

#23. “If you only knew the magnificence of the 3, 6 and 9, then you would have the key to the universe.”-Nikola Tesla

#24. “We are the cosmos made conscious and life is the means by which the universe understands itself.” – Brian Cox

#25. “Knowing thyself, that is the greatest wisdom.”- Galileo Galilei

#26. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ”- Leonardo da Vinci

#27. “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”- Thomas Edison

#28. “Although I cannot move and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind I am free.”- Stephen Hawking

#29. “You can’t teach anybody anything, only make them realize the answers are already inside them.”- Galileo Galilei

#30“There is no great genius without some touch of madness.”- Aristotle

#31.” I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men.”- Nikola Tesla

#32. “Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake? ”- Leonardo da Vinci

#33. “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”- Stephen Hawking

#34. “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” – Albert Einstein

#35. “It is necessary to be slightly underemployed if you are to do something significant.” – James Watson

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