Top 5 James Burke Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “All that can accurately be said about a man who thinks he is a poached egg is that he is in the minority.”

— James Burke

2. “If, as I’ve said all along, the universe at any time is what you say it is, then say.”

— James Burke

3. “When you read a book, you hold another’s mind in your hands.”

— James Burke

4. “Maybe a good start would be to recognize within yourself the ability to understand anything, as long as it’s explained clearly enough. And then go and ask for explanations. And if you’re thinking ‘Well what do I ask for?’ ask yourself if there’s anything in your life you want changed. That’s where to start.”

— James Burke

5. “You are what you know. Fifteenth-century Europeans ‘knew’ that the sky was made of closed concentric crystal spheres, rotating around a central earth and carrying the stars and planets. That ‘knowledge’ structured everything they did and thought, because it told them the truth. Then Galileo’s telescope changed the truth.”

— James Burke

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