"To my knowledge significant progress has never been born of competition. ... In science, being 'better' than others is of little practical value. Examples of how absurd the idea of scientific competition is are abundant."

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Source : "Science - A Part of Our Future". Interdisciplinary Science Reviews Vol. 19, 193, 1994.

Heinrich Rohrer

#Ideas Quotes #Competition Quotes #Progress Quotes

“In the time of your life, liveâ€”so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the infinite delight and mystery of it."”

Source : The Time of Your Life (1939)
“I started collecting couture when I was about 10 or 11 years old, and the very first piece I bought was a Balenciaga suit from 1962.”
“I hope our hopes and aspirations are bigger than setting records.”
“When you prohibit failure, you kill innovation. If you kill innovation in fundraising, you can't raise more revenue. If you can't raise more revenue, you can't grow. And if you can't grow, you can't possibly solve large social problems.”
“When you're doing a play you get to go full speed ahead, all night, in front of an audience. It's a roller-coaster ride, responding to other actors, it feeds you.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Yes, being educated is definitely an advantage. But having said that, I've met so many people in life who haven't done very well at school but who are still really bright.”
“Many people don't realise until they are on their deathbed and everything external falls away that no thing ever had anything to do with who they are.”
“When a man ends up in the White House who boasts about not having a clue and who says that specialist knowledge is elite nonsense, then a critical point has been reached. Then you will have an obviously irresponsible man sitting in a position that requires the utmost degree of responsibility.”

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