No individual is alone responsible for a single stepping stone along the path of progress, and where the path is smooth progress is most rapid.
Ernest LawrenceRead
From the beginning of the Radiation Laboratory, I have had the rare good fortune of being in the center of a group of men of high ability, enthusiastic and completely devoted to scientific pursuits.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects gratitude for collaboration with talented individuals in the scientific field.
Ernest Lawrence expresses appreciation for the fortunate experience of working alongside highly skilled and dedicated individuals in the realm of science. This collaboration highlights the importance of teamwork and shared passion in achieving significant advancements in scientific research.
Themes
CollaborationTeamworkScienceGratitudeEnthusiasm
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about scientific research, one might say, 'Like Ernest Lawrence, I have been fortunate to work with a group as talented and devoted as my own team.'
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We have reached the age, those of us to whom fortune has assigned a post in life's struggle, when beaten and smashed and biffed by the lashing of the dragon's tail, we begin to appreciate that the old man was not such a fool after all. We saw our parents wrestling with the same dragon, and we thought, though we never spoke a thought aloud, 'Why doesn't he hit him on the head?' Alas, comrads, we know now. We have hit the dragon on the head and we have seen the dragon smile.
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I am mindful that scientific achievement is rooted in the past, is cultivated to full stature by many contemporaries and flourishes only in favorable environment. No individual is alone responsible for a single stepping stone along the path of progress, and where the path is smooth progress is most rapid. In my own work this has been particularly true.
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