The progress of science is strewn, like an ancient desert trail, with the bleached skeleton of discarded theories which once seemed to possess eternal life.

Quote by Arthur Koestler

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Scientists are peeping toms at the keyhole of eternity.

Scientists are peeping toms at the keyhole of eternity.

One may not regard the world as a sort of metaphysical brothel for emotions.

One may not regard the world as a sort of metaphysical brothel for emotions.

If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely would...

If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely would...

Creativity in science could be described as the act of putting two and two together...

Creativity in science could be described as the act of putting two and two together...

The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million.

The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million.

The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.

The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.

God seems to have left the receiver off the hook and time is running out

God seems to have left the receiver off the hook and time is running out

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

A writer's ambition should be to trade a hundred contemporary readers for ten readers in...

A writer's ambition should be to trade a hundred contemporary readers for ten readers in...

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning...

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning...

The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.

The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.

The most persistent sound which reverberates through men's history is the beating of war drums

The most persistent sound which reverberates through men's history is the beating of war drums

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

Scientists are peeping Toms at the keyhole of eternity

Scientists are peeping Toms at the keyhole of eternity

The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we...

The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we...

A publisher who writes is like a cow in a milk bar.

A publisher who writes is like a cow in a milk bar.

Prometheus is reaching out for the stars with an empty grin on his face.

Prometheus is reaching out for the stars with an empty grin on his face.

True creativity often starts where language ends.

True creativity often starts where language ends.