Hope Jahren

Science is not a body of facts. Science is a method for deciding whether what we choose to believe has a basis in the laws of nature or not.

A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few ideas as possible.

Trees are the longest-living organisms on Earth, and they are our best record of the past, and our best hope for the future.

The world is full of things that are not what they seem. And the things that are what they seem are often not what you expect.

Every tree is a record of its own life, and a record of the lives of all the trees around it.

We are all just plants in the end, reaching for the sun, hoping for rain, and trying to grow.

The most important thing a scientist can do is to ask a good question.

There is no such thing as a bad experiment, only an experiment that teaches you something you didn't expect.

The best way to understand something is to try to build it.

The world is a complicated place, and the more you learn about it, the more complicated it gets.

Every leaf is a tiny solar panel, converting sunlight into energy, and every tree is a giant battery, storing that energy for later.

The most beautiful things in the world are often the most fragile.

Science is a conversation, not a monologue.

The greatest discoveries are often made by accident.

The world is full of wonders, if you only take the time to look.

Trees are the lungs of the Earth, and we are slowly suffocating them.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Failure is not the opposite of success, it's part of success.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.