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Research Quotes

On research, discovery, and what the data shows.

One quote defines research almost as improvisation - doing something without knowing exactly what you're doing - while others cite concrete findings on how teacher quality predicts a student's long-term outcomes. Doing picks up that first thread.

As an instructor at Alexandria University, I did research that was published in international journals. Although I left to pursue a doctorate in the United States, it was not for want of a good life.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

I teach at Caltech and oversee a research laboratory there. In general, I find that the majority of young people are excited by the prospects of research, but they soon discover that in the current market, many doctorate-level scientists are...

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

We must nurture creative scientists in an environment that encourages interactions and collaborations across different fields, and support research free from weighty bureaucracies.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

America was and still is able to make the necessary changes to maintain research institutions that are the envy of the world.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

Doing Quotes

Investing in science education and curiosity-driven research is investing in the future.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

I love market research because you really have an idea of what your consumers are looking for.

Quotes by Aerin Lauder

I find writing a book a slow, intricate process, a kind of obstacle course punctuated with great rewards. But research is always thrilling, and I tend to incorporate newfound material up to the very last minute.

Quotes by Adrienne Mayor

I live in the greatest city in the world for research.

Quotes by Adriana Trigiani

But the most precious research to me came from the paperwork filed on behalf of my grandparents and great-grandfather. The ship's manifest showed that they could read and write. I am still emotional when I look at those boxes checked...

Quotes by Adriana Trigiani

Life Quotes

With any character I do, I do my due diligence with research.

Quotes by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Henrietta Lacks' cells are immortal. They are known as the HeLa cell line, and they have become deeply involved in all sorts of medical and genetic research - sometimes in the most unexpected ways.

Quotes by Adam Curtis

I'm truly glad I've managed to get the public interested in questions about basic research.

Quotes by Ada Yonath

I used ribosomes from very, very robust bacteria under very, very active conditions and found a way - I actually took advantage of research done before me at the Weizmann, the same institute I am now - how to preserve...

Quotes by Ada Yonath

We conclude that, simultaneously with the organization of the colleges, there should be at Santa Cruz an organization by disciplines, whose units would have a voice in appointments and promotions, in course of programs, and in the allocation of funds...

Quotes by Abraham Robinson

Me Quotes

I've been spending quite a bit of time in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the U.K. as Mint is expanding globally, and I'm personally doing much of the research and business deals to make them happen.

Quotes by Aaron Patzer

However, I should perhaps add that during the 20 years I have been back in Cambridge, I have been actively involved in the teaching of undergraduates, as well as of course supervising research students.

Quotes by Aaron Klug

The scale of time for a politician runs between one primary and the next, and in Israel, this means two to three years because elections almost never take place once every four years as stipulated by law. The timetable for...

Quotes by Aaron Ciechanover

I have been connected with the Niels Bohr Institute since the completion of my university studies, first as a research fellow and, from 1956, as a professor of physics at the University of Copenhagen. After the death of my father...

Quotes by Aage Bohr

The more research you do, the more at ease you are in the world you're writing about. It doesn't encumber you, it makes you free.

Quotes by A. S. Byatt

More Quotes

I did a lot of my writing as though I was an academic, doing some piece of research as perfectly as possible.

Quotes by A. S. Byatt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a witty definition of research?
Yes — one quote defines it memorably: "Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing." For more quotes with a similar playful tone, see our Doing quotes.
Is there a quote about someone's academic background in science?
Yes, one quote recalls studying "towards the diploma in Natural Sciences at the Swiss Polytechnical School in Zurich" between 1949 and 1953, describing that period as when they made their first contacts with fundamental research.
Does this page cite research about teacher effectiveness?
Yes — one quote states, "Research confirms that great teachers change lives," and that students with an effective elementary school teacher are "more likely to go to college" and "less likely to become pregnant as teens."
Is there a quote about identifying what makes a successful teacher?
Yes, one quote mentions doing "a lot of research on the characteristics of our teachers who are the most successful," concluding that "The most predictive trait is still past demonstrated achievement."
Where can I find more quotes about learning and self-discovery?
Browse our Life quotes, Me quotes, or More quotes for related themes.

For more on process and curiosity, see Life or More.