“A real scientist solves problems, not wails that they are unsolvable.”

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Source: 1960s, "The Use and Misuse of Game Theory," 1962, p. 108

Source: Self-Annihilating Sentences, 1992, p. 1

1850s, Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society (1859)

Merton (1968) "The Matthew Effect In Science", In: Science Vol. 159, no. 3810 (5 January 1968), p. 56-63: On scientists, the Nobel Prizes, and the Matthew effect in scientific research.
Context: The role of outstanding scientists in influencing younger associates is repeatedly emphasized in the interviews with laureates. Almost invariably they lay great emphasis on the importance of problem-finding, not only problem-solving. They uniformly express the strong conviction that what matters most in their work is a developing sense of taste, of judgment, in acting setting upon problems that are of fundamental importance. And, typically, they report that they acquired this sense for the significant problem during their years of training in evocative environments. Reflecting on his years as a novice in the laboratory of a chemist of the first rank, one laureate reports that he "led me to look for important things, whenever possible, rather than work on endless detail or to work just to improve accuracy rather than making a basic new contribution."

Source: Enigmas Of Chance (1985), Chapter 6, Cornell II, p. 122.

Source: Enigmas Of Chance (1985), Chapter 2, Lwów, p. 39.

Source: Cronenberg on Cronenberg (1997), Ch. 1, P. 7

Ibid., p. 123
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Todos os problemas são insolúveis. A essência de haver um problema é não haver solução. Procurar um facto significa não haver um facto. Pensar é não saber existir.