“Now, my own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose. I have read and heard many attempts at a systematic account of it, from materialism and theosophy to the Christian system or that of Kant, and I have always felt that they were much too simple. I suspect that there are more things in heaven and earth that are dreamed of, or can be dreamed of, in any philosophy. That is the reason why I have no philosophy myself, and must be my excuse for dreaming.””
Quotes by J. B. S. Haldane
“The Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.””
“The four stages of acceptance:1. This is worthless nonsense.2. This is an interesting, but perverse, point of view.3. This is true, but quite unimportant.4. I always said so."(Review of , in: 1963, Vol. 58, p.464)””
“If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of creation it would appear that God has an inordinate fondness for stars and beetles.””
“The world shall perish not for lack of wonders, but for lack of wonder””
“There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god.””
