#con

One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. ↗

— James D. Watson

#conception #contrast #could #dull #goodly

To all those who have drawn the inference from my words that Africa, as a continent, is somehow genetically inferior, I can only apologise unreservedly. ↗

— James D. Watson

#apologise #continent #drawn #genetically #i

Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time. ↗

— Thomas J. Watson

#big #circumstances #considerate #courteous #else

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work. ↗

— Thomas J. Watson

#doing #excellence #get #quit #second

Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of "crackpot" than the stigma of conformity. ↗

— Thomas John Watson, Sr.

#controversy #crackpot #danger #expose #fear

I have to say obviously it is not illegal for people to go to dinner and to socialise and take hospitality off members of the media organisations, but it was the scale and the timing and the frequency of contact that I thought was shocking. ↗

— Tom A. Watson

#dinner #frequency #go #hospitality #i

If a course needs to be in great condition to be played effectively, then the design strategy is flawed. ↗

— Tom Watson

#course #design #effectively #flawed #great

From now on, I'll connect the dots my own way. ↗

— Bill Watterson

#dots #i #my own #now #own

If you can't control your peanut butter, you can't expect to control your life. ↗

— Bill Watterson

#control #expect #life #peanut #peanut butter

Talking with you is sort of the conversational equivalent of an out of body experience. ↗