Look Quotes (3)
It seems to me that the poet has only to perceive that which others do not perceive, to look deeper than others look. And the mathematician must do the same thing.
In a letter to Madame Schabelskoy, quoted in Sónya Kovalévsky: Her Recollections of Childhood, translated by Isabel F. Hapgood (1895), 317.
Some look at things that are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were and ask why not?
In Jeffrey S. Nielsen, The Myth of Leadership (2004), 167. Although widely seen, Webmaster has not yet found a primary print source, and remains uncertain that this is an authentic quote. Contact Webmaster if you have more information.
Thinking is the activity I love best, and writing to me is simply thinking through my fingers. I can write up to 18 hours a day. Typing 90 words a minute, I've done better than 50 pages a day. Nothing interferes with my concentration. You could put an orgy in my office and I wouldn't look up—well, maybe once.
In Joseph Barbato, Writing for a Good Cause (2000), 151. Attribution uncertain. If you know an original print citation, please contact Webmaster.
See also: | Activity (8) | Concentration (3) | Finger (3) | Interfere (3) | Love (29) | Office (2) | Thinking (56) | Word (31) | Writing (4)
