Home / Quotes / Quote by Robert Bunsen

Quote by Robert Bunsen

“Working is beautiful and rewarding, but acquisition of wealth for its own sake is disgusting.”

Author

Robert Bunsen was a renowned German chemist born on March 30, 1811, and died on August 16, 1899. He is best known for inventing the Bunsen burner, a laboratory heating device that is still widely used for its efficiency and stability. more

“You can't really discover the most interesting conflicts and problems in a subject until you've tried to write about them. At that point, one discovers discontinuities in the data, perhaps, or in one's own thinking; then the act of writing forces you to work harder to resolve these contradictions.”

Thinking Writing Problem Science Force Interesting Subjects Hard Work Conflict Harder Data Contradiction Resolve Most Interesting Work Harder Discontinuity

Author:Anthony F. C. Wallace

“You cannot do without one specialty. You must have some base-line to measure the work and attainments of others. For a general view of the subject, study the history of the sciences. Broad knowledge of all Nature has been the possession of no naturalist except Humboldt, and general relations constituted his specialty.”

Has Beens Science Lines Views Knowledge Study Subjects Hard Work Relation Possession Broads Attainment Naturalist Specialty

Author:Louis Agassiz

“[Fritz Haber's] greatness lies in his scientific ideas and in the depth of his searching. The thought, the plan, and the process are more important to him than the completion. The creative process gives him more pleasure than the yield, the finished piece. Success is immaterial. "Doing it was wonderful." His work is nearly always uneconomical, with the wastefulness of the rich.”

Giving Important Ideas Success Science Lying Process Pleasure Creative Rich Pieces Plans Wonderful Greatness Hard Work Depth Finished Yield Creative Process Completion Wastefulness

Author:Richard Willstatter

“[My work as a photographer is a] mission to document endangered species and landscapes in order to show a world worth saving.”

World Shows Order Hard Work Species Photographer Missions Saving Landscape Documents Endangered Species

Author:Joel Sartore

“[M]y work, which I've done for a long time, was not pursued in order to gain the praise I now enjoy, but chiefly from a craving after knowledge, which I notice resides in me more than in most other men. And therewithal, whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so that all ingenious people might be informed thereof.”

People Men Long Done Wisdom Might Science Order Found Enjoy Knowledge Duty Hard Work Paper Long Time Discovery Gains Praise Remarkable Craving Pursued Ingenious

Author:Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

“[Otto Struve] made the remark once that he never looked at the spectrum of a star, any star, where he didn't find something important to work on.”

Made Important Science Stars Hard Work Research Importance Remarks Spectrum

Author:William Wilson Morgan

“Despite the forecast, live like it's Spring.”

Spring Despite Forecasts Spring Season Spring Time Think Spring Spring Day Spring Inspirational First Day Of Spring Welcome Spring Funny Spring Happy Spring

Author:Lilly Pulitzer

“A life without love is like a year without spring.”

“Making art is like giving a gift: evidence of your spirit and that you are here.”

Giving Art Spirit Healing Art Is Evidence

Author:Paddy Mitchell

“Irrigation of the land with seawater desalinated by fusion power is ancient. It's called rain.”

Water Power Land Rain Rivers Ancient Fusion Drinking Water Drink Water Water Resources Rivers And Water Irrigation Water Fountain Land And Water Rain Water Water Power

Author:Mike McAlary

Quote by Robert Bunsen

Author

You May Also Like