"An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject and how to avoid them."

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Source : Der Teil und das Ganze ("The Part and the Whole," 1969) ch. 17 (translated by A. J. Pomerans in 1971 as Physics and Beyond)

Werner Heisenberg

#Mistake Quotes #Failure Quotes #Experts Quotes

“Once I began following my own instincts, sales took off and I became a millionaire. And that, I think, is a key secret to every person's success, be they male or female, banker or p0rnographer:Trust in your gut.”
“I've seldom become nostalgic or settled.”
“Limbs of a dismembered poet.”
“People are always saying that Hollywood messes up kids. I'm like, 'No, families mess up kids!' I grew up in Hollywood, and I'm perfectly fine. If my children want to go into the entertainment business, I won't stop them, as long as they're passionate about it.”
“In a sense, the fossil fuels are a onetime gift that lifted us up from subsistence agriculture and eventually should lead us to a future based on renewable resources.”

Source : Kenneth S. Deffeyes (2008). “The Future of Fossil Fuels: From "Hubbert's Peak"”, p.160, Princeton University Press
“I cannot sufficiently celebrate the glorious liberty that reigns in the public libraries of the twentieth century as compared with the intolerable management of those of the nineteenth century, in which the books were jealously railed away from the people, and obtainable only at an expenditure of time and red tape calculated to discourage any ordinary taste for literature.”

Source : Edward Bellamy (2000). “Looking Backward: From 2000 to 1887”, p.101, Applewood Books
“Not long ago someone said I should shorten it to just Emma. But I really, really love my name. From as far as I can remember, my parents have taught me to be really proud of my name.”

Source : "'Middle of Nowhere' Star Emayatzy Corinealdi on Her Breakout Leading Role". Interview with Jenelle Riley, www.backstage.com. September 11, 2012.
“In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.”

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