"As much as we sometimes roll our eyes at the ivory-tower isolation of universities, they continue to serve as remarkable engines of innovation."

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Source : "Kevin Kelly and Steven Johnson on Where Ideas Come From". Interview with Kevin Kelly, www.wired.com. September 27, 2010.

Steven Johnson

#Eye Quotes #Ivory Tower Quotes #Innovation Quotes

“Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot. Seek the path that demands your whole being.”
“You can't deny your limitations.”
“In between training sessions, I'll often watch DVDs of King Kong, Godzilla or Frankenstein, just to keep my mind on the task in hand and remind myself of the magnitude of the challenge.”
“Beauty is that quality which, next to money, is generally the most attractive to the worst kinds of men; and, therefore, it is likely to entail a great deal of trouble on the possessor.”

Source : Anne Bronte (2016). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Diversion Illustrated Classics)”, p.150, Diversion Books
“A lot of people don't think much about what land surveyors do. In a nutshell, we are the interpreters and providers of landmarks and records that directly impact real property.”

Source : "Career Spotlight: What I Do as a Land Surveyor". Interview with Andy Orin, lifehacker.com. December 10, 2015.
“People are really sick of seeing the winner not win and what the public thinks should happen.”

Source : "Larry King Live", www.cnn.com. February 13, 2002.
“apparent contradiction ... is often the opportunity for new discovery in science; and it even may be said that the absence of apparent contradiction is due to our want of perception, since our knowledge of laws and causes is so small compared to their total sum.”

Source : Margaret Benson (1908). “The Venture of Rational Faith”
“To me, it didn't matter where I played, I just wanted to play well.”

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