Every student who enters upon a scientific pursuit, especially if at a somewhat advanced period of life, will find not only that he has much to learn, but much also to unlearn.
- John Herschel
John Herschel was the son of the famous astronomer William Herschel, who discovered Uranus.
- I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
- Occurrences which according to received theories ought not to happen, are the facts which serve as clues to new discoveries
- You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
- Each person must live their life as a model for others.
- We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.
- A goal is a dream with a deadline.
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Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.