Subject: Science/Weather (Page 16)

It's a good thing we have gravity, or else when birds died they'd just stay right up there; hunters would be all confused.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Cold Wave Linked To Temperatures

Physics is like sex; sure, it may give some practical results, but that’s not why we do it.

(1918 – 1988) American physicist

It is best to read the weather forecast before we pray for rain.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

It doesn't matter what temperature the room is, it's always room temperature.

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

(1920 – 1992) American science and science fiction author & professor

There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter.

(1942 – ) Scottish comedian, musician & actor

Maybe I’m lucky to be going so slowly, because I may be going in the wrong direction.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

(1819 – 1900) English art critic, social thinker, poet & artist

Bodies in motion tend to remain in motion; bodies at rest tend to remain in bed.

All science is either physics or stamp collecting.

(1871 – 1937) New Zealand-born British nuclear physicist

The remaining distance to your chosen campsite remains constant as twilight approaches.

The sun has been there for 500, 600 years.

American baseball player

The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press 3.

(1943 – 2004) author & psychologist

If Al Gore invented the Internet, I invented spell check.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

Wind: Weather on the go.

Who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand.

(1859 – 1927) English writer

Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.

(1899 – 1995) humorist