Hans SelyeThe element of chance in basic research is overrated. Chance is a lady who smiles only upon those few who know how to make her smile.
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The element of chance in basic research is overrated. Chance is a lady who smiles only upon those few who know how to make her smile. This phrase is a bit of wisdom from the greatest scientist of all time, Albert Einstein. He said it when he was talking about his job as a theoretical physicist, but it applies to any field of study, not just theoretical physics.
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