“The discovery which has been pointed to by theory is always one of profound interest and importance, but it is usually the close and crown of a long and fruitful period, whereas the discovery which comes as a puzzle and surprise usually marks a fresh epoch and opens a new chapter in science.” LongHas BeensScienceInterestTheoryPeriodsDiscoveryImportanceMarkSurpriseProfoundChaptersCrownsPuzzlesEpoch Author:Oliver Lodge
“Conventional analysis suffers from a profound failure of imagination. It imagines passing clouds to be permanent and is blind to powerful, long-term shifts taking place in full view of the world.” WorldLongSufferingTermImaginationViewsPowerfulImagineBlindProfoundCloudsPassingPassingsPermanentAnalysisLong TermConventional Book:The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century Source: The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century
“It seemed that out of battle I escaped Down some profound dull tunnel, long since scooped Through granites which titanic wars had groined.” LongWarBattleProfoundDullTunnelsGranite Author:Wilfred Owen