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Discovery Quotes
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The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ... '
The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
We don't know who discovered water, but we're certain it wasn't fish.
When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. I'm sure it made the work seem that much more urgent.
The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents and the oceans was not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.
I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only a child playing on the seashore while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
First doubt, then inquire, then discover. This has been the process with all our great thinkers.
Eureka! (I have found it!)
The great obstacle to discovery is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge.
One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore.
Inspirational Quote
Here is the secret of inspiration: tell yourself that thousands and tens of thousands of people, not very intelligent and certainly no more intelligent than the rest of us, have mastered problems as difficult as those that now baffle you.
Happiness Quote
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
Inspirational Quote
You cannot wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
Friend Quote
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
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