"scientists ... resist ... making more of the data than the data make of themselves."

--

Source : Natalie Angier (2008). “The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science”, p.36, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Natalie Angier

#Science Quotes #Data Quotes #Scientist Quotes

“By their own admission, leaders of the Republican Revolution of 1994 think their greatest mistake was overlooking the power of the veto. They gave the impression they were somehow in charge when they weren't.”
“In the end I would always pull up with a sense of glory, that loving is the strong side. It's feeble to be an object. What's the point of being loved in return, I'd ask myself.”
“I think business leaders all over the world should not just think of how we can make lots of money, which is fine, but to take some of the problems in the world and get out there and tackle them using business. I think that if businesses do that we can get on top of these problems.”
“The two-war strategy is just a marketing device to justify a high [military] budget.”
“With classic sitcoms like MASH, the characters all drove each other crazy, and that's what you loved to see.”
“We've got to abide by the rules. We have to protect it. The game of golf at a professional level is so clean. We are our own judge, jury and executioner. If we don't do what we think is right, the game might get away from us.”
“Do battle with the challenges of your present, and you will unlock the prizes of your future.”

Source : Twitter post from Mar 24, 2016
“I am incredibly self-deprecating. It stems from self-doubt.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

You may also like:

Barbara Ehrenreich
American Political figure
Bill Bryson
Author
David Sloan Wilson
Professor
Denis Dutton
Philosopher
Dennis Overbye
Writer
Lewis Thomas
Physician
Naomi Wolf
Author
Stephen Jay Gould
Paleontologist
Steven Pinker
Psychologist