Isaac Davis: They probably sit around on the floor with wine and cheese, and mispronounce allegorical and didacticism.
Isaac Davis: My ex-wife left me for another woman.
For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things which are by nature most evident of all.
From time immemorial, man has desired to comprehend the complexity of nature in terms of as few elementary concepts as possible.
Like in nature, I like things which are based on a few simple principles, even though their manifestation can be very rich.
Sometimes, I look out at nature and I think, 'Everything here is obeying my conjecture.' It's a wonderfully narcissistic feeling.
Thus first of all in His own person He sanctified, restored, and blessed human nature.
Nature doesn't feel compelled to stick to a mathematically precise algorithm; in fact, nature probably can't stick to an algorithm.
Although the elusive 'cure' may be a distant dream, understanding the true nature of cancer will enable it to be better controlled and less menacing.
I have expertise in five different fields which helps me to easily understand the analogy between my scientific problems and those occurring in nature.
Meanwhile, the originator of a theory may have a very lonely time, especially if his colleagues find his views of nature unfamiliar, and difficult to appreciate.
The black holes of nature are the most perfect macroscopic objects there are in the universe: the only elements in their construction are our concepts of space and time.
Science is a perception of the world around us. Science is a place where what you find in nature pleases you.
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.
Galileo was no idiot. Only an idiot could believe that science requires martyrdom - that may be necessary in religion, but in time a scientific result will establish itself.
Indeed, every true science has for its object the determination of certain phenomena by means of others, in accordance with the relations which exist between them.
Sound science must be a basis to governing our trade relations around the globe.
One of the wonders of science is that it is completely universal. It crosses national boundaries with total ease.
Science is not, despite how it is often portrayed, about absolute truths. It is about developing an understanding of the world, making predictions, and then testing these predictions.
True science is never speculative; it employs hypotheses as suggesting points for inquiry, but it never adopts the hypotheses as though they were demonstrated propositions.
Magic provides a way of still having room for possibilities, an unlimited sense of what the world offers. Magic is always there when science is found wanting.
