Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky·1878Inspiration is a guest that does not always answer the first invitation. Meanwhile we must work, and a self-respecting artist must not fold his hands on the pretext that he is not in the mood. If we wait for the mood, without endeavouring to meet it halfway, we easily become indolent and apathetic. We must be patient, and believe that inspiration will come to those who can master their despondency.
Amos Tversky·1972The secret to doing good research is always to be a little underemployed. You waste years by not being able to waste hours.
Karl Popper·1959Bold ideas, unjustified anticipations, and speculative thought, are our only means for interpreting nature: our only organon, our only instrument, for grasping her.
