The discoveries of science, the works of art are explorations-more, are explosions, — Jacob Bronowski
Every animal leaves traces of what it was; man alone leaves traces of what he created. — Jacob Bronowski
Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? several have died of conformity in our lifetime. — Jacob Bronowski
Man is unique not because he does science, and his is unique not because he does art — Jacob Bronowski
That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer. — Jacob Bronowski
The world is full of people who never quite get into the first team and who just miss the prizes at the flower show. — Jacob Bronowski
The world is made up of people who never quite get into the first team and who just miss the prizes at the flower show. — Jacob Bronowski
To me, being an intellectual doesn’t mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them. — Jacob Bronowski
We gain our ends only with the laws of nature; we control her only by understanding her laws. — Jacob Bronowski
By the worldly standards of public life, all scholars in their work are of course oddly virtuous. — Jacob Bronowski