“Buffon said unreservedly, "Genius is simply patience carried to the extreme." To those who asked how he achieved fame he replied: "By spending forty years of my life bent over my writing desk."” WritingYearsSaidScienceGeniusFameExtremesSpendingFortyDesksBentBuffon Book:Advice for a Young Investigator Source: Advice for a Young Investigator
“For years I kept a sign on my desk that helped me maintain the right perspective concerning yesterday. It simply said, 'yesterday ended last night.' It reminded me that no matter how badly I might have failed in the past, it's done, and today is a new day.” YearsSaidMatterDoneMightMotivationalTodayLastsPastNightPerspectiveYesterdayDesksLast NightNew DayToday Is A New DaySimply Said Author:John C. Maxwell
“Lazy Line Painter Jane - it was an insane way to make a record! It was just in a church hall, no separate rooms for instruments, and a crappy digital desk, and I think it's fantastic. I think it's one of the best records we ever made. But if you actually said that to a professional recording engineer or producer they'd laugh at you.” IfsThinkingWayMadeSaidChurchLinesRoomsLaughingRecordsInstrumentsInsaneProducersPainterFantasticLazyDigitalHallsEngineersDesksJane Author:Stevie Jackson