“Prospective research looks forward in time to see how a group of individual change over time while retrospective research looks backward in time and attempts to reconstruct the conditions that led to the current situation.”
“The Kappamaki, a whaling research ship, was currently researching the question: How many whales can you catch in one week?”
“Most people I know live their lives moving in a constant forward direction, the whole time looking backward.”
“Stupidity is like bumping into a wall all the time. After a while you get tired of it and try to look the situation over and see if there’s a doorway somewhere. I think most people eventually do look for the doorway and stop bumping into the wall”
“Why do they call it research if I've only done it this one time?”
“...anyone who attempts to do both, to adjust to his group and at the same time pursue his individual goal, becomes neurotic.”