Watson Quotes

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He [Professor Moriarty] is the Napoleon of crime, Watson. He is the organizer of half that is evil and of nearly all that is undetected… — Arthur Conan Doyle
I had ... come to an entirely erroneous conclusion, which shows, my dear Watson, how dangerous it always is to reason from insufficient data. — Arthur Conan Doyle
A while back, I came across a line attributed to IBM founder Thomas Watson. If you want to achieve excellence, he said, you can get… — Tom Peters
He's in the mold of a Tom Watson, in that he'll hit the ball in the trees and undaunted go it there, flail it out… — Gary McCord
Rather than believe that Watson and Crick made the DNA structure, I would rather stress that the structure made Watson and Crick. — Francis Crick
It is said by the rebels at Roxbury that Col. Watson has given his quota to support the people. — Peter Oliver
"I can see nothing," said I, handing it back to my friend. "On the contrary, Watson, you can see everything. You fail, however, to reason… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Nearly half a century has passed since Watson proclaimed his manifesto. Today, apart from a few minor reservations, the vast majority of psychologists, both in… — Cyril Burt
Who comes first? Don't be silly, says King Hal; it's employees. That is - and this dear Watson, is elementary - if you genuinely want… — Tom Peters
One forms provisional theories and waits for time or fuller knowledge to explode them. A bad habit, Mr. Ferguson, but human nature is weak. Sherlock… — Arthur Conan Doyle
We all learn by experience, and your lesson this time is that you should never lose sight of the alternative. Sherlock Holmes speaking with Dr.… — Arthur Conan Doyle
They are a great essay in male friendship, which has gone now. Men's friendship has been debased. One of the lovely things about Holmes and… — Jeremy Brett
To me, the Sherlock Holmes stories are about a great friendship. Without Watson, Holmes might well have burnt out on cocaine long ago. I hope… — Jeremy Brett
Nothing in this world is more inspiring than a soul up against crippling circumstances who carries it off with courage and faith and undefeated character-nothing!… — Harry Emerson Fosdick
I wonder if Watson is in the relaxed state of mind he's in — Murray Walker
Watson, ... if I can get a mechanism which will make a current of electricity vary in its intensity, as the air varies in density… — Alexander Graham Bell
Like all Holmes' reasoning, the thing seemed simplicity itself when it was once explained. Dr. Watson, speaking of Sherlock Holmes. — Arthur Conan Doyle
I've known Emma Watson since she was 9, we've watched each other grow up, formed this sort of brother/sister bond, and suddenly I'm leaning in… — Rupert Grint
Beyond Bookchinâ€, David Watson, of Fifth Estate, argues that aboriginal society represents a viable Utopia. He quotes favourably the anthropologist Marshall Sahlins; â€œWe are inclined… — Marshall Sahlins
If the fresh facts come to our knowledge all fit themselves into the scheme, then our hypothesis may gradually become a solution. Sherlock Holmes speaking… — Arthur Conan Doyle

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