Quotes about Experimentation

We often say that the biggest job we have is to teach a newly hired employee to fail intelligently... to experiment over and over again and to keep on trying and failing until he learns what will work.

One is more apt to become wise by doing fool things than by reading wise sayings.

Highly organized research is guaranteed to produce nothing new.

That's all we do, isn't it—look at things and try new drinks?

A writer] should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, they will succeed.

To master a new technology, you have to play with it.

You have a right to experiment with your life. You will make mistakes. And they are right too.

But now in this day and age, people are more prone to go out to try new things to enhance their performance on the field - to enhance their physical appearance.

If you've never failed, you've never tried anything new.

You can't drown yourself in drink. I've tried, you float.

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails admit it frankly and try another but above all try something.

Use this time to make mistakes without the whole world hearing about them. Keep tweaking. Work out the kinks. Test random ideas. Try new things. No one knows you, so it's no big deal if you mess up. Obscurity helps protect your ego and preserve your confidence.