An object in motion tends to remain in motion along a straight line unless acted upon by an outside force.
ISAAC NEWTONLet me think – I wonder if an anvil will drop like an apple?
More Isaac Newton Quotes
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Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance.
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I have explained the phenomena of the heavens and of our sea by the force of gravity, but I have not yet assigned a cause to gravity.
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An object that is at rest will tend to stay at rest. An object that is in motion will tend to stay in motion.
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Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits as have to do with her.
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If I have done the public any service, it is due to my patient thought.
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To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor or distinction than that connected with advances in science.
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When two forces unite, their efficiency double.
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It is the weight, not numbers of experiments that is to be regarded.
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The proper method for inquiring after the properties of things is to deduce them from experiments.
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Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.
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A body in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by an outside force.
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I do not think that this [the universe] can be explained only by natural causes, and are forced to impute to the wisdom and ingenuity of an intelligent.
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Centripetal force is the force by which bodies are drawn from all sides, are impelled, or in any way tend, toward some point as to a center.
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Opposite to godliness is atheism in profession, and idolatry in practice. Atheism is so senseless and odious to mankind, that it never had many professors.
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I understood. I have understood. I do understand.
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