"Remember that no piece of honestly conducted research is ever wasted, even if it seems so at the time. Put it away in a drawer, and ten, twenty or thirty years down the road, it will come back and help you in ways you never anticipated."

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Source : Speech at the Nobel Banquet, www.nobelprize.org. December 10, 2003.

Anthony James Leggett

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“The guitar is a wonderful instrument which is understood by few.”
“I wish that they had the freedoms like the Japanese and the Koreans and the Mexicans and everybody else that has that freedom to come over here and play the game, because I know Cuba has a very strong baseball history.”
“When I'm writing a score, I'm constantly looking for ways to improve on it, even when I think it's working well. I don't give up on things, and am always trying to make incremental improvements, which means I never finish writing a score early!”
“According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the first use of alcohol typically begins at age 12.”
“How it infuriates a bigot, when he is forced to drag out his dark convictions!”
“Revolution is an art that I pursue rather than a goal I expect to achieve. Nor is this a source of dismay; a lost cause can be as spiritually satisfying as a victory.”
“When you have five or six potential hall of famers on your team ... that's when you win penants and championships. The only thing you have to be concerned about is getting the ballplayers to bed on time.”

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