Quotes from Robert Andrews Millikan

Fullness of knowledge always and necessarily means some understanding of the depths of our ignorance, and that is always conducive to both humility and reverence.

Science walks forward on two feet, namely theory and experiment.

Religion and science, then, in my analysis are the two great sister forces which have pulled, and are still pulling, mankind onward and upward.

My idea of an educated person is one who can converse on one subject for more than two minutes.

The pathetic thing about it is that many scientists are trying to prove the doctrine of evolution, which no science can do.

Science walks forward on two feet, namely theory and experiment. Sometimes it is one foot which is put forward first, sometimes the other, but continuous progress is only made by the use of both.

There is no likelihood that man can ever tap the power of the atom

Perhaps the Mad Hatter had a reason for calling time Him.

Civilization consists in the multiplication and refinement of human wants.

Fullness of knowledge always means some understanding of the depths of our ignorance; and that is always conducive to humility and reverence.

Interest and attention will insure to you an education.