“ Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise. ”
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.
~ Hans Selye
As much as we thirst for approval, we dread condemnation.
The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true science. He who knows it not, and can no longer wonder, no longer feel amazement, is as good as dead. We all had this priceless talent when we were young. But as time goes by, many of us lose it. The true scientist never loses the faculty of amazement. It is the essence of his being.
Hans Selye, the pioneer in the understanding of human stress, was often asked the following question: What is the most stressful condition a person can face? His unexpected response: Not having something to BELIEVE in.
