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It must be for truth's sake, and not for the sake of its usefulness to humanity, that the scientific man studies Nature. The application of… — Louis Agassiz
Most poor people are not on welfare. . . I know they work. I'm a witness. They catch the early bus. They work every day.… — Jesse Jackson
Distrust even Mathematics; albeit so sublime and highly perfected, we have here a machine of such delicacy it can only work in vacuo, and one… — Anatole France
In the company of friends, writers can discuss their books, economists the state of the economy, lawyers their latest cases, and businessmen their latest acquisitions,… — Alfred Adler
Mathematics may be compared to a mill of exquisite workmanship, which grinds you stuff of any degree of fineness; but, nevertheless, what you get out… — Thomas Huxley
Men can construct a science with very few instruments, or with very plain instruments; but no one on earth could construct a science with unreliable… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
I have to keep going, as there are always people on my track. I have to publish my present work as rapidly as possible in… — Ernest Rutherford
It was eerie. I saw myself in that machine. I never thought my work would come to this. — Isidor Isaac Rabi
Research has deserted the individual and entered the group. The individual worker find the problem too large, not too difficult. He must learn to work… — Theobald Smith
Tapestries are made by many artisans working together. The contributions of separate workers cannot be discerned in the completed work, and the loose and false… — Sheldon Lee Glashow
In this present culture, we need to find the means to work and live together with less aggression if we are to resolve the serious… — Margaret J. Wheatley
So many people say painting is fun. I don't find it fun at all. It's hard work for me. — Edward Hopper
We have a habit in writing articles published in scientific journals to make the work as finished as possible, to cover up all the tracks,… — Richard P. Feynman
What a delight it is to think that you are quietly & philosophically at work in the pursuit of science... rather than fighting amongst the… — Michael Faraday
[T]he yeoman's work in any science, and especially physics, is done by the experimentalist, who must keep the theoreticians honest. — Michio Kaku
When we work hard, we must eat well. What a joy, that you can receive Holy Communion often! It's our life and support in this… — Peter Julian Eymard
Live on the divine Eucharist, like the Hebrews did on the Manna. Your soul can be entirely dedicated to the divine Eucharist and very holy… — Peter Julian Eymard
Making people believe the unbelievable is no trick; it's work. ... Belief and reader absorption come in the details: An overturned tricycle in the gutter… — Stephen King
The writing of a novel is taking life as it already exists, not to report it but to make an object, toward the end that… — Eudora Welty
When I say work I only mean writing. Everything else is just odd jobs. — Margaret Laurence

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