The increase of scientific knowledge lies not only in the occasional milestones of science but in the efforts of the very large body of men who with love and devotion observe and study nature.

I awake with a not entirely sickened knowledge that I am merely young again and in a funny way at peace an observer who is aware of time's chariot aware that some metamorphosis has occurred.

Knowledge is what we get when an observer preferably a scientifically trained observer provides us with a copy of reality that we can all recognize.

What is called an acute knowledge of human nature is mostly nothing but the observer's own weaknesses reflected back from others.

To acquire knowledge one must study but to acquire wisdom one must observe.

It is only when you watch the dense mass of thousands of ants crowded together around the Hill blackening the ground that you begin to see the whole beast and now you observe it thinking planning calculating. It is an intelligence a kind of live computer with crawling bits for its wits.

For passion be it observed brings insight with it it can give a sort of intelligence to simpletons fools and idiots especially during youth.

On the one hand the guns were there to help capture the imagination of the people. But more important since we knew that you couldn't observe the police without guns we took our guns with us to let the police know that we have an equalizer.

I guess I'm a very keen observer and I'd like to think I have a good imagination.

First comes thought then organization of that thought into ideas and plans then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning as you will observe is in your imagination.