A true scientist is bored by knowledge; it is the assault on ignorance that motivates him - the mysteries that previous discoveries have revealed. (Matt Ridley)

A true scientist is bored by knowledge; it is the assault on ignorance that motivates him - the mysteries that previous discoveries have revealed.

Matt Ridley

Related topics

assault ignorance knowledge

Related quotes

For I say, this is death and the sole death, When a man's loss comes to him from his gain, Darkness from light, from knowledge ignorance, And lack of love from love made manifest. View quote
Robert Browning
We venture to make the assertion that there is but one sin: IGNORANCE, and but one salvation: APPLIED KNOWLEDGE. View quote
Max Heindel
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance. View quote
Hippocrates
In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge. View quote
François de La Rochefoucauld
The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge. View quote
Elbert Hubbard