Science, like art, is not a copy of nature but a re-creation of her.
Quoted by Jacob Bronowski
Man masters nature not by force, but by understanding
Quoted by Jacob Bronowski
It is a mistake to think of creative activity as something unusual.
Quoted by Jacob Bronowski
The symbol and the metaphor are as necessary to science as to poetry.
Quoted by Jacob Bronowski
Ask an impertinent question and you are on the way to the pertinent answer.
Quoted by Jacob Bronowski
Every animal leaves traces of what it was; man alone leaves traces of what he created.
Quoted by Jacob Bronowski
The history of astronomy is a history of receding horizons.
Quoted by Jacob Bronowski
Every judgment in science stands on the edge of error, and is personal.
Quoted by Jacob Bronowski
Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.
Quoted by Jacob Bronowski