Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought

Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought

The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual
flight from wonder.

The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual
flight from wonder.

There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but read more

There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.

Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.

Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.

If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?

If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.

I assert that the cosmic religious experience is the strongest
and the noblest driving force behind scientific research.

I assert that the cosmic religious experience is the strongest
and the noblest driving force behind scientific research.

The trouble with research is that it tells you what people were thinking about yesterday, not tomorrow. It's like driving read more

The trouble with research is that it tells you what people were thinking about yesterday, not tomorrow. It's like driving a car using a rearview mirror.

Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.

Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.