"Research is an expression of faith in the possibility of progress. The drive that leads scholars to study a topic has to include the belief that new things can be discovered, that newer can be better, and that greater depth of understanding is achievable. Research, especially academic research, is a form of optimism about the human condition."

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Source : Henry Rosovsky (1990). “The University: An Owner's Manual”, p.89, W. W. Norton & Company

Henry Rosovsky

#Expression Quotes #Optimism Quotes #Understanding Quotes

“My heroes are the non-commissioned officers. If I had another life thats what Id be - a regimental sergeant major or a similar rank. Thats where the spirit of the armed forces is.”
“True simplicity is, well, you just keep on going and going until you get to the point where you go... Yeah, well, of course.”
“Donâ€™t change the channel when Rohit Sharma walks out to bat, because by the time you change it back, heâ€˜d be long gone!!”
“What good is love if you never ask anything of it?”
“Nothing seems more like a whorehouse to me than a museum. In it you find the same equivocal aspect, the same frozen quality.”

Source : Michel Leiris, Richard Howard (1992). “Manhood: A Journey from Childhood Into the Fierce Order of Virility”, p.30, University of Chicago Press
“The Internet is a powerful way to make lots of money... But we are not going to buy Yahoo!”
“When you have to choose among methods, your locus of attention is drawn from the task and temporarily becomes the decision itself.”

Source : Jef Raskin (2000). “The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems”, p.67, Addison-Wesley Professional
“Some days when I start to talk, my voice isnt strong. But then it warms up.”

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