“Statistically, it would seem improbable that any mathematician or scientist, at the age of 66, would be able through continued research efforts, to add much to his or her previous achievements. However I am still making the effort and it is conceivable that with the gap period of about 25 years of partially deluded thinking providing a sort of vacation my situation may be atypical. Thus I have hopes of being able to achieve something of value through my current studies or with any new ideas that come in the future.” ThinkingYearsMayStillsIdeasSeemsWould BeAgeAbleValuesEffortSituationStudyAchievePeriodsAchievementResearchScientistAddCurrentsGapsVacationProvidingNew IdeasMathematicianImprobableHaving HopeDeluded Author:John Forbes Nash
“We can achieve the utmost in economies by engineering knowledge; we can conquer new fields by research; we can build plants and machines that shall stand among the wonders of the world; but unless we put the right man in the right place-unless we make it possible for our workers and executives alike to enjoy a sense of satisfaction in their jobs, our efforts will have been in vain.” MenWorldHas BeensJobsEnjoyEffortWonderEconomyAchieveFieldsResearchMachinesPlantWorkersSatisfactionConquerVainExecutivesEngineeringRight PlaceRight ManWonder Of The World Author:Edward Stettinius, Jr.
“Research indicates that the desire to achieve the skills associated with success is more highly correlated with achievement than the desire for success itself.” DesireAchieveSkillsAchievementResearchDesire To AchieveDesire For Success Author:Marshall Goldsmith
“Leaders are not modest, and more importantly, the extensive social science research on narcissism, self-promotion, and similar constructs shows that these qualities and behaviors are useful for getting hired, achieving promotions, keeping one's job, and obtaining a higher salary.” SelfShowsJobsSocialQualityLeaderAchieveHigherBehaviorResearchNarcissismModestConstructsPromotionSalaryObtainingSocial ScienceSelf PromotionScience Research Author:Jeffrey Pfeffer
“Companies are actually much better than governments and other bureaucracies at organizing in a holistically efficient way the extremely complex path from the examination of molecules all the way to the delivery of medicines to patients. Already in the conception and selection of research projects, companies would anticipate all the challenges down the line that they will need to overcome in order to achieve actual health impact. Bureaucratic organizations, by contrast, are notoriously bad at this sort of optimizing.” WayNeedsGovernmentOrderChallengesLinesCompanyPathAchieveProjectsResearchOrganizationOvercomingImpactMedicineComplexesPatientConceptionEfficientContrastBureaucracySelectionExaminationAnticipateDeliveryMolecules Author:Thomas Pogge
“Objectivity is very hard to achieve. It needs some research and patience. If you want to do something honest, you have to explore it a little longer.” IfsWantNeedsLittlesHardAchieveHonestResearchObjectivity Author:Michel Gondry