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Quotations regarding 'Discovery'

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The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind.
James Truslow Adams, American Historian (1878-1949)
I had my moments for sure but I wasn't confrontational. And sometimes you get on the court and you'd find yourself very confrontational. It was all a discovery.
Andre Agassi, American Athlete (1970-  )
If a poem is each time new, then it is necessarily an act of discovery, a chance taken, a chance that may lead to fulfillment or disaster.
A. R. Ammons, American Poet
Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of culprits, and the very magnitude of the crime the best excuse for doing nothing.
Hannah Arendt, German Historian (1906-1975)
But I owe it to the subject to say, that it has long afforded me what philosophy is so often thought, and made, barren of - the fun of discovery, the pleasures of co-operation, and the satisfaction of reaching agreement.
J. L. Austin, English Philosopher (1911-1960)
The gain is not the having of children; it is the discovery of love and how to be loving.
Polly Berrien Berends, -
With time, many of the facts I learned were forgotten but I never lost the excitement of discovery.
Paul Berg, American Scientist (1926-  )
As the Nation's primary supporter of research in the physical sciences, the DOE Office of Science led the way in creating a unique system of large-scale, specialized, often one-of-a-kind facilities for scientific discovery.
Judy Biggert, American Politician (1937-  )
We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise.
Buffalo Bill, American Celebrity (1846-1917)
A big part of what I wanted to do with this character was go from when I was a boy and try and develop into a man, really try and play him as a man who is on this search, on a journey of personal, spiritual, political, social discovery.
Orlando Bloom, English Actor (1977-  )
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.
Daniel J. Boorstin, American Historian (1914-2004)
This led to the discovery that long chain fatty acids would remarkably stabilize serum albumin to heat denaturation, and would even reverse the denaturation by heat or concentrated urea solutions.
Paul D. Boyer, American Scientist (1918-  )
My experience of ships is that on them one makes an interesting discovery about the world. One finds one can do without it completely.
Malcolm Bradbury, English Novelist (1932-2000)
Without free speech no search for truth is possible... no discovery of truth is useful.
Charles Bradlaugh, English Activist (1833-1891)
When I begin a book, I inevitably discover many things along the way, about the characters, their past histories and the political intrigues that surround them. This discovery process is vital, and I would not prejudice it by deciding too much in advance.
David Brin, American Author (1950-  )
The most wonderful discovery made by scientists is science itself.
Jacob Bronowski, English Scientist (1908-1974)
The basic discovery about any people is the discovery of the relationship between men and women.
Pearl S. Buck, American Novelist (1892-1973)
There is a great discovery still to be made in literature, that of paying literary men by the quantity they do not write.
Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Philosopher (1795-1881)
Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in at the beginning. A sort of process of elimination and discovery in one.
Jonathan Carroll, American Author (1949-  )
The news of the discovery spread fast all over the country, and inquisitive enquiries mingled with congratulations from this moment became the daily programme.
Howard Carter, English Scientist (1874-1939)
 
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