"None of the great discoveries was made by a "specialist" or a "researcher."

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“Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.”

“Facts are not science — as the dictionary is not literature.”

“A machine has value only as it produces more than it consumes — so check your value to the community.”

“A good teacher must know the rules; a good pupil, the exceptions.”

“There is only one reason why men become addicted to drugs — they are weak men. Only strong men are cured, and they cure themselves.”

“Research has been called good business, a necessity, a gamble, a game. It is none of these — it's a state of mind.”

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