"It is notorious that the same discovery is frequently made simultaneously and quite independently, by different persons. Thus, to speak of only a few cases in late years, the discoveries of photography, of electric telegraphy, and of the planet Neptune through theoretical calculations, have all their rival claimants. It would seem, that discoveries are usually made when the time is ripe for them-that is to say, when the ideas from which they naturally flow are fermenting in the minds of many men."

Source : "Hereditary Genius". Book by Francis Galton, 1869.

Francis Galton

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“That's one of the best sets I've seen him play, although I should preface that by saying I haven't seen him play before.”

Source : "Did I say that?" by John Hind, www.theguardian.com. June 27, 2009.
“Writing is another powerful way to sharpen the mental saw. Keeping a journal of our thoughts, experiences, insights, and learnings promotes mental clarity, exactness, and context.”
“Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can get them for himself without grace.”

Source : Simone Weil (2015). “Selected Essays, 1934-1943: Historical, Political, and Moral Writings”, p.53, Wipf and Stock Publishers
“Never try to be better than somebody else. But most importantly, never cease trying to be the best you can be.”
“You can only control your own actions. Not other peopleâ€™s reactions.”

Source : Emily Giffin (2010). “Something Blue: A Novel”, p.278, Macmillan
“I think maybe because I moved a lot in my childhood, I'm a little bit of a gypsy by nature.”
“In no department can a leader spend time more profitably than in the selection of the men who are to accomplish the work.”

Source : Douglas Mawson (2010). “The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914”, p.12, Lulu.com
“When we undertake a task, we should not falter from first to last until the task is accomplished; if we fail, we should not begrudge our lives as a sacrifice-this is what we mean by loyalty. The ancient teaching of loyalty meant sometimes death.”

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