Research Quotes - Page 29

• The results of recent research on the impacts of climate change dramatically weaken the case for expensive, near-term abatement programs.

  Robert O. Mendelsohn

  Impact, Climate, Program

  Robert O. Mendelsohn (1999). “The Greening of Global Warming”, A E I Press

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• There are still so many unanswered questions about what causes autism and other developmental disorders on the spectrum. So it is vital that we continue to research and educate ourselves in the hopes that we may begin to understand the challenges that these children and their families continue to face with each passing day.

  Manny Alvarez

  Children, Autism, Challenges

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• I use non-fiction work written by Whites in my research. It's indispensable. That wasn't the problem. I said that "The Wire" was a cliché! It's like my writing a series about Jewish life and casting all of the characters as inside traders.

  Ishmael Reed

  Writing, Character, Wire

  Source: www.counterpunch.org

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• Our Government understands that local, community organizations are essential in addressing social issues like economic development, poverty, education and integration in Canadian communities. The Community and College Social Innovation Fund will connect the innovative talent of researchers and students at colleges and polytechnics to meet the research needs of local community organizations to build stronger, safer, healthier communities.

  Ed Holder

  College, Organization, Issues

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• A war is coming, a battle that will stretch from the prehistoric forests of the ancient past to the cutting-edge research labs of today, all to reveal a true mystery buried deep within our DNA, a mystery that will leave readers changed forever .

  James Rollins

  War, Cutting, Past

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• Actors who say they don't watch TV are stupid. I was raised by TV! And it's how I research for auditions.

  Rebecca Mader

  Stupid, Watches, Actors

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Pre-planning is essential. Research, research, research. If you are going to do a portrait, know as much as you can about the person beforehand. The web makes this very easy.

  Peter Menzel

  Portraits, Essentials, Planning

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• You know that saying 'A little knowledge is a dangerous thing'? That's so true of positive psychology. Our latest research tells us that the pursuit of happiness is a delicate art. Certain approaches to seeking happiness are now known to backfire, whereas others are effective.

  Barbara Fredrickson

  Art, Pursuit Of Happiness, Psychology

  "Barbara Fredrickson Talks About…". Interview with Seph Fontane Pennock, positivepsychologynews.com. January 20, 2015.

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• Human beings have always been creative. The guys who were making the pyramids, and archaeological research has showed us this, had little figurines made by the workers, to express their devotion to their god.

  Bill Viola

  Pyramids, Creative, Guy

  "Tomorrow's world" by Leo Benedictus, www.theguardian.com. July 12, 2006.

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• I try to research or make up for myself what happened in any character's life. From when he was born until the first page of the script. I fill in the blanks.

  Viggo Mortensen

  Character, Trying, Pages

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• The AMA is urging the Federal Government not to classify marijuana as a dangerous drug and do more research. That's what they said. It's a big story, yeah. Yeah, that request came not only from the AMA but also from KFC.

  Conan O'Brien

  Marijuana, Kfc, Government

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• I made a point of always teaching undergraduates because they are not a captive audience. . . . I always tried out my research ideas first in the classroom to get feedback from people who didn't have to listen to me if I didn't make it interesting.

  Edmund Morgan

  Teaching, Ideas, People

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• A true creator researches how to have confidence in nonsense.

  Burt Rutan

  Nonsense, Have Confidence, Creator

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• Research is not seeing what others do not see, it is seeing the same thing as other people and thinking what they do not.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Thinking, People, Seeing

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• Who knew, in 2000, that compassionate conservatism meant bigger government, unrestricted government spending, government intrusion in personal matters, government ineptitude, and cronyism in disaster relief? Who knew, in 2000, that the only bill the president would veto, six years later, would be one on funding stem-cell research? A more accurate term for Mr. Bush's political philosophy might be incontinent conservatism.

  Christopher Buckley

  Philosophy, Government, Cells

  "Let’s quit while we are behind". washingtonmonthly.com. October 1, 2006.

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• A meticulous virtual copy of the human brain would enable basic research on brain cells and circuits or computer-based drug trials.

  Henry Markram

  Cells, Drug, Brain

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• A show is going to be good and fun to work on, if the research is interesting.

  Eric Kripke

  Fun, Interesting, Be Good

  "‘Timeless’ Showrunner Eric Kripke & Shawn Ryan on Building a Better Villain and Exploring Different Eras". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 3, 2016.

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• Have a lot of conversations. Look at the implications of changing, but ultimately, you have to trust your gut. Test your conflicting advice as much as you can through research and conversations.

  JJ Ramberg

  Advice, Looks, Tests

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• Clearly, one does not have to give up being an academic, retreat from rigorous research, or renounce the importance of specialization in order to address major social issues. I don't think you give up theoretical rigor by writing in a way that addresses major social concerns and is at the same time accessible to wider informed general audiences.

  Henry Giroux

  Giving Up, Writing, Thinking

  "Higher Education Under Attack". Interview with C. Cryn Johannsen, www.truth-out.org. April 22, 2011.

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• We actually did go on a camping trip together as part of the research, in a caravan, for a week. I guess we picked who annoyed us most from genuine experience. We did a lot of research on camping and what annoys people. It's quite often children playing ball games. It's a huge debate in the caravan world whether children should be allowed to play ball games or not.

  Alice Lowe

  Children, Games, Play

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• A zoo is not an ideal place for an animal - of course the best place for a chimp is the wilds of Tanzania - but a good zoo is a decent, acceptable place. Animals are far more flexible than we realize. IF they weren't, they wouldn't have survived. But my opinion about zoos came after research. Initially I had the opinion that most people have, that they are jails.

  Yann Martel

  Zoos, Animal, Jail

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• For me, the historical and genealogical library is the one I use. I'm working on, I'll say, it's a time travel novel. I haven't written very much of it. That's the dirty secret of the Cullman center: The writers don't write their fiction there, they just do their research.

  Andrew Sean Greer

  Dirty, Writing, Historical

  Source: therumpus.net

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• Our goal is to turn solar electric technologies into a commodity business like computer chips, and make them ubiquitous in the built environment. I'd couple this with a huge commitment to fundamental research in nanostructure to goose the next generation of more efficient, cheaper, dematerialized cells. And if I'm truly czar, I'd emphasize silicon technologies, as that approach is the one least likely to encounter material constraints in supplying an explosive global demand.

  Denis Hayes

  Couple, Commitment, Technology

  Source: therumpus.net

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• Does research get in the way of the story? It certainly can. Anything can, given that as writers we're all geniuses at procrastination. But mostly research teaches me about the world. Which often shows me the way, in terms of the story.

  Jim Shepard

  Procrastination, Doe, Genius

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I don't beat at the details, but I do always keep in mind that anything that isn't A) moving the story forward or B) enlarging my understanding of the central characters has to be sacrificed. I have huge folders of details - research - with a story like Netherlands. Only a very small part of it gets used. The old iceberg analogy again.

  Jim Shepard

  Moving, Character, Understanding

  Source: therumpus.net

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