Quotes with discovery

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  • Edgar Quinet Universal orthodoxy is enriched by every new discovery of truth: what at first appeared universal, by wishing to stand still, sooner or later becomes a sect.
    Edgar Quinet
    French poet, historian and politician (1803 - 1875)
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  • Buffalo Bill We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise.
    Buffalo Bill
    American soldier, bison hunter, and showman (1846 - 1917)
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  • Carl Sagan We have entered, almost without noticing, an age of exploration and discovery unparalleled since the Renaissance.
    Carl Sagan
    American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist and author (1934 - 1996)
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  • Samuel Smiles We learn from failure much more than from success; we often discover what we will do by finding our what we will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
    Samuel Smiles
    Scottish writer (1812 - 1904)
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  • Burt Rutan We need affordable space travel to inspire our youth, to let them know that they can experience their dreams, can set significant goals and be in a position to lead all of us to future progress in exploration, discovery and fun. Thanks to the X Prize for the inspiration.
    Burt Rutan
    American aerospace engineer and entrepreneur (1943 - )
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  • Samuel Smiles We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
    Samuel Smiles
    Scottish writer (1812 - 1904)
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  • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so that all ingenious people might be informed thereof.
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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Whether a person shows themselves to be a genius in science or in writing a song, the only point is, whether the thought, the discovery, or the deed, is living and can live on.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Bertie Carvel Working with the children on 'Matilda' has been a joy. They don't do this professionally - their sense of discovery is instinctive, and the challenge for us adults is to keep that going in ourselves when we're doing it for the fiftieth or the hundredth time. To my delight and amazement, it hasn't gone stale - we discover it freshly every time.
    Bertie Carvel
    English stage and screen actor (1977 - )
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  • Bob Shacochis Writing is a process of discovering. I could never outline a narrative; that just sounds boring. There's no joy of discovery in what you're doing if that's your strategy.
    Bob Shacochis
    American writer (1951 - )
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  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite.
    Speech, 17-01-1961
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    American president (1890 - 1969)
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  • Ludwig Wittgenstein The real discovery is the one which enables me to stop doing philosophy when I want to. The one that gives philosophy peace, so that it is no longer tormented by questions which bring itself into question.
    Ludwig Wittgenstein
    Austrian - English philosopher (1889 - 1951)
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