The shrewd guess, the fertile hypothesis, the courageous leap to a tentative conclusion - these are the most valuable coins of the thinker at work. But in most schools guessing is heavily penalized and is associated somehow with laziness.

Stimuli, however, do not act upon an indifferent organism.

The shrewd guess, the fertile hypothesis, the courageous leap to a tentative conclusion - these are the most valuable coins of the thinker at work. But in most schools guessing is heavily penalized and is associated somehow with laziness.

In the perception of the incongruous stimuli, the recognition process is temporarily thwarted and exhibits characteristics which are generally not observable in the recognition of more conventional stimuli.

Learners are encouraged to discover facts and relationships for themselves.

There is a deep question whether the possible meanings that emerge from an effort to explain the experience of art may not mask the real meanings of a work of art.

Good teaching is forever being on the cutting edge of a child's competence.

Teaching is the canny art of intellectual temptation

Periods of wholesome laziness, after days of energetic effort, will wonderfully tone up the mind and body.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

My block was due to two overlapping factors: laziness and lack of discipline.

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.

I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.

It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.

The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.

All of the biggest technological inventions created by man - the airplane, the automobile, the computer - says little about his intelligence, but speaks volumes about his laziness.

When we hold back out of laziness, that is when we tie ourselves into knots of boredom.

The shrewd guess, the fertile hypothesis, the courageous leap to a tentative conclusion - these are the most valuable coins of the thinker at work. But in most schools guessing is heavily penalized and is associated somehow with laziness.

Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom.

In reality, everyone is good in bed. Close eyes. Shutdown brain. Pause as necessary. Restart brain. Open eyes. What's there to not be good at? Bed is the one place where laziness is rewarded.

Hard work - I mean, does anybody use that term anymore? Laziness doesn't fly. It's all in the practice. It does take work and it ain't easy - but man, the rewards!

Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence.

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness - to save oneself trouble.

I like the word 'indolence'. It makes my laziness seem classy.

Laziness. Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree.

Luck is always the last refuge of laziness and incompetence.

I never work just to work. It's some combination of laziness and self-respect.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

Laziness never arrived at the attainment of a good wish.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Nothing irritates me more than chronic laziness in others. Mind you, it's only mental sloth I object to. Physical sloth can be heavenly.

Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.

For example, I was discussing the use of email and how impersonal it can be, how people will now email someone across the room rather than go and talk to them. But I don't think this is laziness, I think it is a conscious decision people are making to save time.

Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.

There's much to be said for feeling numb. Time passes more quickly. You eat less, and because numbness encourages laziness, you do fewer things, good or bad, and the world's probably a better place for it.

Laziness is a secret ingredient that goes into failure. But it's only kept a secret from the person who fails.

Curiosity, rationalization, and laziness are no match against courage, self-control, and mental toughness.

Golden opportunities are nothing to laziness, but industry makes the commonest chances golden.

Humility's a real thing - not just a fine name for laziness.

I don't even subscribe to writer's block being a truthful thing. I've had writer's laziness quite often. But I think it's all about sitting down and facing down the blank page and doing it, and I've always been ok at that.

I don't like laziness or cutting corners.

I need my natural laziness to be counteracted by obsession in order to do anything.

I often make films about subjects I don't really know much about. Maybe it's laziness, but I don't go in there having done a tonne of research; the research happens while I'm making the film.

Most people think of Las Vegas, and they think of extravagance. But it's really a mix between fantasy and laziness.

My laziness is really profound. I'm really interested in where it comes from - it almost feels chemical. And we've all got ADD now, short attention span and all that.

My whole comic persona is that of a guy who explores the id: I romanticize gluttony, I romanticize laziness, and people identify with that.

There seems to be such a laziness in - and I hate to use this phrase - the modern world. Everything is pumped out so quickly so that you can read it while passing by, like billboards or those flashcards before movie shows.

Jails and prisons are the complement of schools; so many less as you have of the latter, so many more must you have of the former.