Science Fair Quotes:

Our garage was basically science fair central.

- Jeff Bezos

source: "King of Cyber-Commerce". "The Academy of Achievement" Interview, www.achievement.org. May 4, 2001.

topic: Garage, Science Fair, Fairs

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'

- Isaac Asimov

topic: Inspirational, Funny, Motivational, Proclamation, Inspirational Science

Chance favors the prepared mind.

- Louis Pasteur

source: Lecture, University of Lille, December 7б 1854.

topic: Inspirational, Softball, Sports, Light Of My Life, Opportunity Knocks

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.

- Carl Sagan

topic: Change, Humility, Learning, Information Science, Good Science

We need to teach our kids that it's not just the winner of the Super Bowl who deserves to be celebrated, but the winner of the science fair.

- Barack Obama

source: Second Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 25 January 2011, Washington, D.C.

topic: Kids, Needs, Winner, Super Bowl, Science Fair

Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing.

- Wernher von Braun

source: "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957.

topic: Wisdom, Witty, Humorous, Genealogy, Medical Research

Although a science fair can seem like a big "pain" it can help you understand important scientific principles, such as Newton's First Law of Inertia, which states: "A body at rest will remain at rest until 8:45 p.m. the night before the science fair project is due, at which point the body will come rushing to the body's parents, who are already in their pajamas, and shout, 'I JUST REMEMBERED THE SCIENCE FAIR IS TOMORROW AND WE GOTTA GO TO THE STORE RIGHT NOW!'"

- Dave Barry

topic: Pain, Science, Night, Science Fair

It has been proven time and time again in countless studies that students who actively participate in arts education are twice as likely to read for pleasure, have strengthened problem-solving and critical thinking skills, are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement, four times more likely to participate in a math and science fair....

- Quincy Jones

source: "Arts Education in America" by Quincy Jones, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 9, 2009.

topic: Art, Math, Thinking, Academic Achievement, Science Fair

The science fair has long been a favorite educational tool in the American school system, and for a good reason: Your teachers hate you.

- Dave Barry

source: Dave Barry (2011). “Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down”, p.39, Ballantine Books

topic: Teacher, Hate, Educational, Science Fair