“The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on ...” — Thomas Henry Huxley Quote

“The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. Our business in every generation is to reclaim a little more land, to add something to the extent and the solidity of our possessions. And even a cursory glance at the history of the biological sciences during the last quarter of a century is sufficient to justify the assertion, that the most potent instrument for the extension of the realm of natural knowledge which has come into men's hands, since the publication of”

“I am too much of a skeptic to deny the possibility of anything.”

“It was badly received by the generation to which it was first addressed, and the outpouring of angry nonsense to which it gave rise is sad to think upon. But the present generation will probably behave just as badly if another”

“But anyone who is practically acquainted with scientific work is aware that those who refuse to go beyond fact, rarely get as far as fact; and anyone who has studied the history of science knows that almost every great step therein has been made by the 'anticipation of Nature,' that is, by the invention of hypotheses, which, though verifiable, often had very little foundation to start with.”

“Tolerance is not weakness. It is the highest form of immune intelligence”

“My brain hid the improvement. Daily life normalizes change before you register it. You feel slightly better, then that becomes the new baseline, and you forget what 'worse' felt like. But my notes held the truth. My brain didn't.”

“Quantum is not only physics. It is a new way of understanding reality.”

“I’m writing these words on February 28th, barely two months after the event. At least I think I am.”

“Almost any applicable discovery has a potential for evil as well as for good.”

“When you lose, even the street dogs will bark at you.”