Science quotes
177 science quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines- From the movie: The Ninth Configuration
“In order for life to have appeared spontaneously on Earth, there first had to be hundreds of millions of protein molecules of the ninth configuration. But given the size of the planet Earth, do you know how long it would have taken for just one of these protein molecules to appear entirely by chance? Roughly ten to the two hundred and...” (continue)(continue reading)
- La trovi in Actors, Science & Nature
- From the movie: Awakenings
“- Dr. Malcolm Sayer: It was an immenseproject. I was to extract 1 decagram of myelin from 4 tons of earth worms.
- Dr. Sullivan: Really!
- Dr. Malcolm Sayer: Yes. I was on the project for 5 years. I was the only one who believed in it. Everyone else said it couldn't be done.
- Dr. Kaufman: It can't.
- Dr. Malcolm Sayer: I know that now. I...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: The Martian
“I'm left with only one option, I'm gonna have to science the shit out of this.”
- From the movie: Sexy Beast
“- Aitch: With this pill, they say you take it and that's it. Your hair don't grow, you don't go bald, it stays the same. You have your hair cut once, in whatever style you want, and it stays like that for the rest of your natural life. It's completely revolutionary.
- Jackie: What if you get fed up with your style, you berk?
- Aitch: Well,...” (continue)(continue reading) - La trovi in Actors, Science & Nature
- La trovi in Actors, Science & Nature
“A creationist can embarrass an evolutionist by asking for a definition of species.”
- From the movie: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
“There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion-making. However, for those select few who possess the predisposition, I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew...” (continue)(continue reading)
- From the movie: Event Horizon
“- Smith: I haven't seen anything and I don't need to see anything, sir, but I can tell you... this ship is fucked.
- Dr. Weir: Well, thank you for that scientific analysis, Mr. Smith.” - La trovi in History of Cinema in Quotes
“In science fiction, you create your own reality.”
- From the movie: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
- From the movie: Thunder Force
“Emily Stanton-Lydia, do you have any idea what you’ve done? I’ve worked for this my entire life, and you’ve ruined everything.
Lydia Berman-Oh, I don’t know what was in those needles, but I’m totally happy to give it back to you. I can like pee in a cup, or something.” - From the movie: To All the Boys I've Loved Before
“Dr. Covey-What's her problem?
Kitty-Moon day?
Dr. Covey-'Moon day'? Menstruation is science. Nothing to do with the moon.
Kitty-Says you, Doctor Man. But the goddess within says it's a sacred rhythm that represents the deepest cycle of womanhood.” - From the movie: The Current War
“Franklin Pope-Don’t let him agitate you. This is how he is. Before he was a wizard, I let him live in my basement. My wife wouldn’t have him at the table with us unless he cleaned himself. And, boy, given the ultimatum, the man ate alone.
George Westinghouse-How does he work?
Franklin Pope-You want to know his secret? He engineers his own...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: The Current War
“I make something impossible. They rip it away from me, so I do it again and they do it again. And again and again. This isn't like everything else. This IS everything else. Our future isn't going to be paved with bricks but with copper. Automation, transportation, communication. And the man that controls that current, controls that future.”
- From the movie: The Current War
“A true legacy isn't what we build up to the heavens or carve deep into stone. Rocks will crumble,paper disintegrates, and bone turns to powder. Only that which isn't in the physical realm and reaches in both directions can be eternal. Our ideas.They are what we leave behind. And only they are what can push us forward.”
- From the movie: The Current War
“Let me welcome you to the reality of how things come into existence. We all contribute. That's what invention is. The salt, the grain, the heat, the heart. Only one man makes the bread rise. That's the one that puts it all together. Makes it taste so damn good the people will go out there, and hand over their hard-won dollars to buy it.”
- From the movie: The Current War
“The world will never be the same. I'm working on something now, something so new that people will forget I was ever associated with electricity.”
- From the movie: The Midnight Sky
“I called to tell you I’m not pregnant. You’re safe. It was just a possible sighting of a life form that ultimately proved false. You want to be an explorer, Augustine. To discover new worlds, to give life some hope. But while you’re doing all that, your own life is just slipping away. And that breaks my heart. But, you know, I’m sure it’s for...” (continue)(continue reading)
- From the movie: The Midnight Sky
“I'm afraid we didn't do a very good job of looking after the place while you were away.”
- From the movie: The Midnight Sky
- From the TV Series: The Big Bang Theory
“A neutron walks into a bar and asks how much for a drink. The bartender replies ‘for you, no charge’.”
- From the TV Series: The Big Bang Theory
“Penny. We are made of particles that have existed since the moment the universe began. I like to think those atoms traveled fourteen billion years through time and space to create us, so that we could be together and make each other whole.”
- From the TV Series: The Big Bang Theory
“The only way she’d be able to make a contribution to science is if they resume sending chimps into space.”
- From the movie: Wild Strawberries
“In our relations with other people, we mainly discuss and evaluate their character and behavior. That is why I have withdrawn from nearly all so-called relations. This has made my old age rather lonely. My life has been full of hard work and I am grateful. It began as toil for bread and butter and ended in a love of science.”
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