“The progress of science is tremendously disorderly, and the motivations that lead to this progress are tremendously varied, and the reasons why scientists go into science, the personal motivations, are tremendously varied. I have said ... that science is a haven for freaks, that people go into science because they are misfits, and that it is a sheltered place where they can spin their own yarn and have recognition, be tolerated and happy, and have approval for it.” PeopleSaidReasonMotivationProgressHavensScientistRecognitionReason WhyFreakApprovalMisfitsYarnPersonal Motivation Author:Max Delbruck
“I think there are too many smart people pursuing internet stuff, finance, and law. That is part of the reason why we haven't seen as much innovation.” PeopleThinkingReasonLawStuffHavensInternetSmartInnovationFinanceReason WhySmart People Author:Elon Musk
“In the works of Lucretius, we find two reasons why we shouldn't worry about death. If you have had a successful life, Lucretius tell us, there's no reason to mind its end. And, if you haven't had a good time, "Why do you seek to add more years, which would also pass but ill?"” IfsYearsMindTwoEndsReasonWorrySuccessfulHavensAddIllReason WhyGood TimesNo ReasonSuccessful LifeHad A Good Time Author:Alain de Botton
“I have a few things that I have written over the years that haven't been made, but I sort of feel like there was a good reason why they were not made. So I am not anxious to go back and fix them. I don't have something in the desk drawer that I think, "The time is right now. If I just do this, it'll be great." It is kind of out of sight and out of mind. I am thinking ahead rather than back.” IfsThinkingFeelsYearsMindKindMadeReasonWrittenHavensRight NowSightReason WhyAnxiousDesksDrawersThinking Ahead Author:Steven Zaillian
“The reason why many clients don't value design is because haven't had a designer prove to them the value of it. You need to prove it to clients who've hired a bunch of shitty designers and their business has not been that successful. When they hire a good designer, they see the difference.” NeedsReasonValuesDifferencesSuccessfulHavensDesignProveBunchReason WhyDesignerClientsProve ItGood Design Author:Jessica Hische
“I've long suspected that one of the reasons why human beings haven't yet figured out how to carry on a conversation with bottlenosed porpoises, African gray parrots, et al. in their own language is quite simply that we're terrified of what they might say to us - not least because it's entirely possible that they'd be right.” HumansLongReasonMightLanguageHuman BeingsHavensConversationReason WhyAlsGrayTerrifiedParrotsPorpoises Author:John Michael Greer
“There's a lot of things that haven't been communicated to our communities. I didn't know these things myself. I didn't know that if you ate cheap food, it was like buying cheap gasoline, and there was a reason why after an hour you get headaches, or youhypoglycemic.” IfsKnowsReasonCommunityHoursHavensReason WhyBuyingOur CommunityHeadacheGasolineCheap Food Author:Sandra Cisneros