Quotes About Discovery

The thing that matters is not what they show me but what they hide from me and, above all, what they do not suspect is in them.

Rid myself of the accumulated errors and untruths. Get to know my resources, make sure of them.

Some unsuspected isle in the far seas, Some unsuspected isle in far-off seas.

Some unsuspected isle in far-off seas.

The C Major of this life.

Stung by the splendor of a sudden thought.

But maybe you shouldn't wonder so much about his secret, he says. What's really important is finding your secret - something that becomes like a seed inside you - that will grow as you grow up.

Come with me now, Pilgrim of the stars, For our time is upon us and our eyes shall see the far country and the shining cities of Infinity which the wise men knew in ages past, and shall know again in ages yet to be.

I had continued jotting down good lines—once the eyes and ears are awakened to the possibilities they can't be put back to sleep...

Getting caught is the mother of invention.

Science does not work by proving statements true, but rather by proving statements false.

The real point is this: We don't know where to go because we don't know what we are. Do you want to go back to living in a sewer-pipe? And eating other people's garbage? Because that's what rats do. But the fact is, we aren't rats anymore. We are something Dr. Schultz has made. Something new.

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.

What we cannot remember, we must rediscover.

Don't be upset. The world is full of surprises. We're all born strangers to ourselves and each other, and we're seldom formally introduced.

Vanished children, I can't think where I lost them...

We're all born strangers to ourselves and each other, and we're seldom formally introduced.

Robert Charles Wilson

The world is full of surprises. We're all born strangers to ourselves and each other, and we're seldom formally introduced.

Although it was pure luck that the book Improvement of the Mind fell into his hands, it took someone with such focus to recognize immediately its worth and exploit

I leaped headlong into the Sea and thereby became better acquainted with the Soundings, the quicksands and the rocks, than if I had stayed upon the green shore and…took tea and comfortable advice.

These steps are: Deep Observation (The Passive Mode), Skills Acquisition (The Practice Mode), and Experimentation (The Active Mode). Keep

There are many paths to mastery, and if you are persistent you will certainly find one that suits you. But a key component in the process is determining your mental and psychological strengths and working with them.

Creating this feeling of validation is the golden key that will unlock people's defenses. And we cannot survive and thrive in this highly competitive world without possessing such a power. We must discover the power that we can possess by giving people the validation they crave and lowering their defenses. And the key to making this happen in a realistic and strategic manner is to fully understand a fundamental law of human nature.