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Published on August 12, 2024

Research is one of the most ancient activities throughout human history. From searching for food and a safe place, to explore different specialized fields like business, science, sociology and many more. Whether you belong to one or another, you will require some hard work, commitment, and from time to time, a little bit of motivation and inspiration. So, here are some research quotes to keep you motivated and get the most out of your work.

Research quotes from Business professionals

Malcom Forbes quote

1. “The best vision is insight.” – By Malcom Forbes

He was an American entrepreneur and politician, mostly known as the publisher of the magazine Forbes. Also, he was known as a passionate promoter of capitalism and free market economics. 

2. “I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is to fund research and learn the basic facts.” – By Bill Gates

He is an American businessman, writer and philanthropist. Mostly known for co-founding Microsoft Corporation in 1975 with Paul Allen.

3. “The goal is to transform data into information, and information into insight.” – By Carly Fiorina

She is an American businesswoman and politician. Also known for being the CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HP).

4. “Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion.” – By William Deming

He was an American business theorist, economist, statistician, management consultant, industrial engineer, composer and writer. Best known for his theories of management. 

5. “Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy signals.” – By David Ogilvy

He was a British advertising executive. Known for his emphasis on creative copy and campaign themes. Also, for being the founder of Ogilvy & Mather agency.

If you want to read more about research in the field of business and expand your knowledge, you can check our blog posts: International market research is a must before expanding, Telephone interviews are important for market research or Management services can transform your business. 

Research quotes from Science people

Albert Einstein quote

1. “Imagination is the highest form of research.” – By Albert Einstein

He was a German theoretical physicist, one of the greatest and most influential scientists of all time. Best known for his equation E = mc2. Also, he won the Nobel Prize of Physics for the discovery of the photoelectric effect. 

2. “Research is not a systematic occupation, but an intuitive artistic vocation.” – By Albert Szent-Györgyi

He was a Hungarian biochemist. Known for his discoveries concerning the role that Vitamin C, and other ones play in the oxidation of nutrients. Leading to winning the Nobel Prize in Medicine. 

3. “Research is creating new knowledge.” – By Neil Armstrong

He was an American NASA astronaut and aeronautical engineer. Best known as the first person to walk on the moon in 1969, during Apollo 11.

4. “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” – By Carl Sagan

He was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science broadcaster. Best known for being a pioneer in the study of the possibility of extraterrestrial life, exobiology.

5. “Why do we do basic research? To learn about ourselves.” – By Walter Gilbert

He was an American biochemist, physicist and pioneer in molecular biology. Known for developing with Frederick Sanger, methods to determine the sequence of the nucleotide building blocks in DNA.

Quotes in other fields

1. “Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under the observation in life.” – By Marcus Aurelius

He was a Roman emperor for 19 years (161-180) and a Stoic philosopher. 

2. “Creativity requires input, and that’s what research is. You’re gathering material with which to build.” – By Gene Luen Yang

He is an American cartoonist. Known for winning three times the Eisner Award, one of the most prestigious prizes in the comics industry.

3. “Inspiration comes from everywhere. From life, observing people, movies and books you love. From research.” – By Holly Black

She is an American writer and editor. Known for being a bestselling author of contemporary fantasy novels. 

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data

4. “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.” – By Arthur Conan Doyle

He was a British crime writer and physician. Best known for his creation of the detective Sherlock Holmes.

5. “To write it, it took three months; to conceive it, three minutes; to collect the data in it, all my life.” – By F. Scott Fitygerald

He was an American 20th-century short-story writer and novelist. Mostly known as the author of The Great Gatsby, widely considered “the great American novel.”

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