Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.

Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.

No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single
experiment can prove me wrong.

No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single
experiment can prove me wrong.

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.

If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called
research, would it?

If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called
research, would it?

There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but read more

There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.

Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.

Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.

The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual
flight from wonder.

The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual
flight from wonder.

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism, to steal ideas from many is research.

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism, to steal ideas from many is research.

I assert that the cosmic religious experience is the strongest
and the noblest driving force behind scientific research.

I assert that the cosmic religious experience is the strongest
and the noblest driving force behind scientific research.