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• An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field - Neils Bohr.
• Any one who considers arithmetical methods of reproducing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin. As it has been pointed out several times, there is no such thing as a random number - there are only methods of producing random numbers, and a strict artihmetic procedure of course is not such a method. - John Von Neumann.
• Think like a wise man, but communicate in the language of the people - William Yeats
• The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. - William Wards.
• It is much easier to try one.s hand at many things than to concentrate one.s powers on one thing. - Quintilian.
• Feynman method: You have to keep a dozen of your favorite problems constantly present in your mind, although by and large they will lay in a dormant state. Every time you hear or read a new trick or a new result, test it against each of your twelve problems to see whether it helps.
• Science is not perfect. It is only a tool. But it is by far the best tool we have, self-correcting, ongoing, applicable to everything. It has two rules. First: there are no sacred truths; all assumptions must be critically examined; arguments from authority are worthless. Second: whatever is inconsistent with the facts must be discarded or revised. - Carl Sagan.
• To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success. - Ralph Waldo Emerson.
• You can lead people to truth, but you can't make them understand it: the story of my youth - Bill Watterson.
• Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
• People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives. - Straczynski.
• It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required - Sir Winston Churchill.
• The Dr. Doom to my Mr. Fantastic, the Dr. Octopus to my Spiderman, the Dr. Sivana to my Captain Marvel ... You know, it's amazing how many super villains have advanced degrees. Graduate schools should do a better job of screening those people out. - Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory.
• Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn.
• When you can't have what you want, it's time to start wanting what you have - Kathleen Sutton.
• If knowledge is the ultimate weapon... wouldn't that be a violation of the school's security policy?
• Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know. - Daniel J. Boorstin.
• The intuitive mind is a sacred gift And the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honours the servant And has forgotten the gift - Albert Einstein.
• It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion
• Dark and diffult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy. Remember that you have friends here. You are not alone. - Professor Dumbledore.
• Research is what I.m doing when I don.t know what I.m doing! - Wernher von Braun.
• Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "pres...s on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. - Calvin Coolidge.
• It is not knowledge, but the act of learning which grants the greatest enjoyment - Gauss.
• Research doesnot necessary mean re-search, but unfortunately that's what most people end up doing :(
• Eliminate a need for perfection in all areas of your life, and you'll begin to discover the perfection in life itself - Richard Carlson.
• Be foolish; break the rules; be impractical; get out of your box; look for 'wrong' answers; seek ambiguity; make mistakes ... And set your creative self free - Roger von oech.
• Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. - Lance Armstrong.