Ezra PoundThe artist is always beginning. Any work of art which is not a beginning, an invention, a discovery is of little worth.
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The artist is always beginning. Any work of art which is not a beginning, an invention, a discovery is of little worth. This quote can be applied to many fields of endeavor. It applies to academic research especially within the field of science.
The scientist can discover something new about the world around us which changes our understanding of it. All of these discoveries are new beginnings.
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