I dreamed of becoming a scientist, in general, and a paleontologist, in particular, ever since the Tyrannosaurus skeleton awed and scared me. (Stephen Jay Gould)

I dreamed of becoming a scientist, in general, and a paleontologist, in particular, ever since the Tyrannosaurus skeleton awed and scared me.

Stephen Jay Gould

Related topics

becoming general paleontologist particular scientist skeleton tyrannosaurus

Related quotes

You have teenagers thinking they're going to make millions as NBA stars when that's not realistic for even 1 percent of them. Becoming a scientist or engineer is. View quote
Dean Kamen
I don't think you ever think of a big city as sweet or community, but there are cities that I think of as charming and particular and interesting cities. I live in one now, Charleston. View quote
Anne Rivers Siddons
The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies. View quote
Imre Lakatos
The fool generalizes the particular; the nerd particularizes the general; ... the wise does neither. View quote
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Depression presents itself as a realism regarding the rottenness of the world in general and the rottenness of your life in particular. View quote
Jonathan Franzen