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Work Quotes by Stephen Jay Gould
- Goethe died in 1832. As you know, Goethe was very active in science. In fact, he did some very good scientific work in plant morphology…
- Can I pay any higher tribute to a man [George Gaylord Simpson] than to state that his work both established a profession and sowed the…
- A lot of scientists hate writing. Most scientists love being in the lab and doing the work and when the work is done, they are…
- Life is short, and potential studies infinite. We have a much better chance of accomplishing something significant when we follow our passionate interests and work…
- No Geologist worth anything is permanently bound to a desk or laboratory, but the charming notion that true science can only be based on unbiased…
- Any human being is really good at certain things. The problem is that the things you're good at come naturally. And since most people are…
More Work Quotes
- I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful. — Aaliyah
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. — Aristotle
- Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. — Aristotle
- All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. — Aristotle
- Well begun is half done. — Aristotle
- The end of labor is to gain leisure. — Aristotle
- I try to work on shows that I would want to watch. — J. J. Abrams
- I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe… — Dean Acheson
- I was always interested in French poetry sort of as a sideline to my own work, I was translating contemporary French poets.… — Paul Auster
- The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work. — Richard Bach