There is a time in science ...

There is a time in science when it's too early to attack a problem. The stuff has to bubble a bit more and you have to be able to have the foundation on which to stand.
 Nils John Nilsson

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The point of all this is to be able to spend more time at the beach!
 Nils John Nilsson
A learning machine is any device whose actions are influenced by past experience.
 Nils John Nilsson