"There may be babblers, wholly ignorant of mathematics, who dare to condemn my hypothesis, upon the authority of some part of the Bible twisted to suit their purpose. I value them not, and scorn their unfounded judgment." -Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543, Astronomer, Mathematician

"There is no law except the law that there is no law." -John Archibald Wheeler, 1911 to 2008, Theoretical Physicist

"Science is the acceptance of what works and the rejection of what does not. That needs more courage than we might think." -Jacob Bronowski, 1908 to 1974, Mathematician, Biologist
Richard P. Feynman quotes:
It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.
“Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.”
“Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt.” “We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way