“I started as - well, I wanted to be Poet Laureate. And I wanted to be a naturalist. That's how I began. I didn't have any desire to go and be a scientist. Louis Leakey channeled me there. I'm delighted he did. I love science. I love analyzing and making sense of all these observations. So, it was the perfect rounding off of who I was into who I am.” WellsWantedDesirePerfectPoetScientistWho I AmObservationMake SenseDelightedAnalyzingNaturalistScience Love Author:Jane Goodall
“To play chess on a truly high level requires a constant stream of exact, informed decisions, made in real time and under pressure from your opponent. What's more, it requires a synthesis of some very different virtues, all of which are necessary to good decisions: calculatioñ, creativity and a desire for results. If you ask a Grandmaster, an artist and a computer scientist what makes a good chess player, you'll get a glimpse of these different strengths in action.” IfsMadeDifferentRealPlayActionDesireArtistAsksDecisionLevelsResultsCreativityVirtuePlayerComputerScientistPressureConstantChessOpponentsStreamsGlimpseHigh LevelUnder PressureSynthesisChess PlayersDecisions MadeGood Decision Book:How Life Imitates Chess: Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom Source: How Life Imitates Chess: Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom
“Scientists have long known that Darwinism is false. They have adhered to the myth out of self-interest and a zealous desire to put down God.” LongSelfDesireInterestKnownScientistMythSelf InterestDarwinismZealous Author:Phillip E. Johnson