Melvin Calvin

The path of discovery is often a winding road.

Evolution is the triumph of hope over experience.

Light is the energy of life.

To know the history of science is to recognize the mortality of any claim to universal truth.

In science, we don't make progress by being right; we make progress by being less wrong.

The atom is the basic unit of matter, but life is its masterpiece.

Curiosity is the engine of achievement.

Biochemistry is the chemistry of the living world.

The cycle of life is a chemical cycle.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence; it must be pursued through understanding.

Humor is the great thing, the saving thing.

The origin of life is the ultimate question in biology.

Science advances one funeral at a time.

Carbon-14 dating revolutionized our understanding of history.

Life's complexity arises from simple beginnings.

In the lab, patience is a virtue.

Photosynthesis: turning sunlight into sustenance.

The beauty of science is in its uncertainty.

War is the ultimate failure of reason.

A good scientist is a humble one.