15 Movie Quotes about Science
Necessity is the mother of all invention
Of course, finding a way to not getting killed by dinosaurs is indeed, a necessity. Without science we would live a very different life. No electricity, no smartphones, no television, no cars, people would die from various diseases, food wouldn't taste so good. The list goes on and on. But science is not all about necessity and finding a way to survive. It is also about curiosity and exploring the unexplored. Here are some of the best movie quotes about science and inventions.
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.”
Benedict Cumberbatch - Thomas Alva Edison
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.”
Nicholas Hoult - Nikola Tesla
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’.”
Jim Parsons - Sheldon Cooper
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.”
Jim Parsons - Sheldon Cooper
From the movie: The Thing from Another World
“There are no enemies in science, only phenomena to be studied.”
Robert Cornthwaite - Dr. Arthur Carrington
From the movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still
“- Klaatu: You have faith, Professor Barnhardt?
- Barnhardt: It isn't faith that makes good science, Mr. Klaatu, it's curiosity. Sit down, please. There are several thousand questions I'd like to ask you.”
Michael Rennie - Klaatu
Sam Jaffe - Professor Jacob Barnhardt
From the movie: Geostorm
“Science is all about playing God. Sometimes God doesn't play so nice.”
Ed Harris - Leonard Dekkom
From the movie: Mama
“There is no rational explanation that supports this theory. But it is only the ability to embrace the different reality, that makes science expand beyond the limits of what we know.”
Daniel Kash - Dr. Dreyfuss
From the movie: Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
“It is the task of science to discover the truth. There is no shame attached to the recognition of error.”
talking to Dr. Hans Wolfert
Otto Kruger - Dr. Emil Von Behring
From the movie: Arrival
“The cornerstone of civilization isn't language, it's science.”
Jeremy Renner - Ian Donnelly
From the movie: Gothika
“I am a rational person. I believe in science. I don't believe in the paranormal, and I don't believe in ghosts.”
Halle Berry - Miranda Grey
From the movie: Prometheus
“At this moment of our civilization, we can create cybernetic individuals, who in just a few short years will be completely indistinguishable from us. Which leads to an obvious conclusion: we are the gods now.”
from 'TED Talks' viral video
Guy Pearce - Peter Weyland
From the movie: The Prestige
“The only limits on scientific progress are those imposed by society.”
David Bowie - Nikola Tesla
From the movie: Flatliners
“Philosophy failed. Religion failed. Now it's up to the physical sciences.”
Kiefer Sutherland - Nelson Wright
From the movie: The Prestige
“Things don't always go as planned, Mr. Angier. That's the beauty of science.”
David Bowie - Nikola Tesla
