"To stop short in any research that bids fair to widen the gates of knowledge, to recoil from fear of difficulty or adverse criticism, is to bring reproach on science. There is nothing for the investigator to do but go straight on, 'to explore up and down, inch by inch, with the taper his reason;' to follow the light wherever it may lead, even should it at times resemble a will-o'-the-wisp."

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Source : "Address to the British Association for the Advancement of Science". "Nature", No. 1506, Vol. 58, (p. 438), September 8, 1989.

William Crookes

#Knowledge Quotes #Light Quotes #Criticism Quotes

“Some people say it might be good for your career to die and then come back again. I have died many ways, car crashes, motorcycle crashes, etc. But, I am still alive.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I know there are reporters who ridicule pundits.”

Source : "It's curtains for Okrent". Interview with Steve Kettmann, www.theguardian.com. May 12, 2005.
“There is neither a proportional relationship, nor an inverse one, between a writerâ€™s estimation of a work in progress & its actual quality. The feeling that the work is magnificent, & the feeling that it is abominable, are both mosquitoes to be repelled, ignored, or killed, but not indulged.”
“I don't think I could ever work in such a blatantly hierarchical corporate setting. I know that everyone in this world is not equal, but I can't bear environments that make this truth so obvious.”

Source : Peter Cameron (2009). “Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You: A Novel”, p.21, Macmillan
“If you provide good alternatives for public transport, you won't have traffic problems.”
“I've been accused of every death except the casualty list of the World War.”
“The music business is strictly business.”
“Will covers a multitude of flaws, just as love covers a multitude of sins.”

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