"Discovery should come as an adventure rather than as the result of a logical process of thought. Sharp, prolonged thinking is necessary that we may keep on the chosen road but it does not itself necessarily lead to discovery. The investigator must be ready and on the spot when the light comes from whatever direction."

-- Theobald Smith

#Adventure Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Discovery Quotes

“Maybe one day there can be us again, but if not f-k it then.”
“If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim”
“We very quickly forget about the wonderful things we've got. People lose their excitement because there's too much. Basically we're experiencing nothing, because everything is available to us.”
“People will always go to games. And not just Duke versus North Carolina. Even Appalachian State against Chatworth.”
“Many people try to avoid pressure, yet the absence of any tension or pressure usually creates a sense of boredom and the lackluster experience of life that so many people complain about.”
“I tried not to make God this big deal in Joan's life. She treats God like a friend: she's nice to him some days, and other days mean, and then cries when she needs help.”
“It is unlikely that you'll have anything emerge from MEF (Major Economies Forum) by way of detailed programmatic specificity.”

Source : "Rudd bamboozles Germans with 'programmatic specificity'". Perth Now, July 9, 2009.
“Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances.”

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