Bad thing Quote by Brian Eno

I am interested in study, reflection, philosophy - but always as a dilettante. I also consider myself a dilettante as a painter.

— Antoni Tapies

I've worked in so many areas -- I'm sort of a dilettante. Basically, I'm not interested in doing research and I never have been.

— David Blackwell

Research is not a systematic occupation but an intuitive artistic vocation.

— Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

The main insight learned from interdisciplinary studies is the return to specialization

— George Stigler

“A hallmark of true expertise and insight is making a complex subject understandable. A hallmark of mediocrity and bad strategy is unnecessary complexity—a flurry…

— Richard Rumelt

One of the real problems of society is that its far too atomized, what sociologists call secondary associations.

— Noam Chomsky

Now in the 21st century, the boundaries separating chemistry, physics, and medicine have become blurred, and as happened during the Renaissance, scientists are following…

— Peter Agre

“extreme specialization prevents scholars from developing a perspective.”

— Stefan Klein

I think I'm a terrible researcher. I find it very boring and frustrating, but the things you can find are better than what I…

— Andrew Sean Greer

Scientists tend to resist interdisciplinary inquiries into their own territory. In many instances, such parochialism is founded on the fear that intrusion from other…

— Hannes Alfven

I have always found myself trying to study and analyze the world around me - not just taking everything for granted and following whatever…

— Jackie Mason