Research Quote by Richard D. Altick

“No one who cannot rejoice in the discovery of his own mistakes deserves to be called a scholar.”

— Donald Foster

“I have always consoled myself that he such as I who is not a genius, can still achieve much that is useful when he…

— Johann Rudolf Wolf

“But I must learn to be content, after I have done my best, whether I succeed in some matter or fail. I must do…

— Mel Starr

“If hard work is done peacefully then the personality of a human being becomes more impressive.”

— Dax Bamania

“I've worked extremely hard to become what I naturally am and what I want to be. My manuscripts/books didn't write, rework, edit or invent…

— Bettina Victoria

“Talent is a favor of the divine. To perfect it one must work hard.”

— Elif Shafak

“Perhaps the greatest illusion a writer ever creates is that his work is achieved without great effort or sacrifice. ”

— David Alejandro Fearnhead

“Any work is always improvable, you cannot really finish the work, you can only abandon it out of tiredness or incompetence.”

— Amit Kalantri

“Without the willingness to study, how can you become a scholar?”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“no matter what your ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.”

— Carol S. Dweck

“An artist does things naturally, without effort. Some power guides his hand. A forger struggles, and if he succeeds, it is a genuine achievement.”

— Patricia Highsmith

“I'm not talented or gifted. I'm a committed, meticulous workaholic. The only reason I succeed is because I refuse to fail.”

— Jessie Snow