Michael Polanyi

Truth is a process, not a state.

The world is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be lived.

We are always in the process of becoming.

The pursuit of knowledge is an act of faith.

The more we try to define, the more we lose.

Science is a dance between reason and intuition.

All knowledge is either tacit or rooted in tacit knowing.

The ideal of a completely detached knowledge is a delusion.

Truth is a commitment.

We must be able to believe before we can know.

The pursuit of science is not a search for detached facts, but for a coherent understanding of reality.

Meaning is not given, but discovered through our active engagement with the world.

The act of knowing is an act of personal commitment.

Man's capacity to transcend his own subjectivity is the source of all his knowledge and all his morality.

We are committed to a reality which transcends our own grasp.

The human mind is not a passive recipient of information, but an active participant in the construction of reality.

To live is to commit oneself to an unknown future.

The meaning of life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.

Our most important beliefs are those which we cannot formulate.

The pursuit of truth is a passionate quest.