“ The valuable attributes of research men are conscious ignorance and active curiosity. Willis R. Whitney
“ Our immediate interests are after all of but small moment. It is what we do for the future, what we add to the sum of man's knowledge, that counts most. As someone has said, 'The individual withers an… Willis R. Whitney
“ Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do something, when all they need is one reason why they can. Willis R. Whitney
“ Necessity is not the mother of invention. Knowledge and experiment are its parents. It sometimes happens that successful search is made for unknown materials to fill well-recognized and predetermined… Willis R. Whitney
