"For the scientific acquisition of knowledge is almost as tedious as the routine acquisition of wealth."

-- Eric Linklater

#Science Quotes #Acquisition Quotes #Routine Quotes

“The Irish believed that gods, druids, poets, and others in touch with the magical world could be literal shape-shifters”

Source : Thomas Cahill (2010). “How the Irish Saved Civilization”, p.129, Anchor
“Any company large enough to have a research lab is too large to listen to it.”
“If a guy can't handle your crazy pictures, he's probably not someone you want in your life.”
“I privilege the music over the lyrics”
“TCP implementations will follow a general principle of robustness: be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others.”

Source : "The Robustness Principle". RFC 793, "Transmission Control Protocol", entire text of section 2.10, www.ietf.org. September 1981.
“I've been lucky to be able to make the records I've wanted to make. The record company has never pressured me to cut certain songs”
“Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.”

Source : Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.88, Simon and Schuster
“So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.”

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