Quotes by Research Initial work is on period research where the historical markers are absolutely non-negotiable. Once that is established, a writer can take creative liberties in terms of chronology to suit the story. Ashwin Sanghi storycreativeresearchwork After preliminary research, I zero in on an idea, and then I spend at least four months exploring the topic and in plot-building. I jot down every single detail of the plot as bullet points per chapter, and only when the skeleton is complete do I start writing. Ashwin Sanghi downstartresearchwriting Once upon a time, I was a workaholic clocking more than 80 hours per week. That changed after I began to write. I now work only around 35 hours per week. I do not work on weekends because these are the days that I use for research as well as for my writing. Ashwin Sanghi researchworkwritingtime Since my work is theoretical, the financial needs are very little. Doing the research itself is the toughest challenge. Ashoke Sen challengedoingresearchwork If I get hit by a bus tomorrow, my patients will not even be postponed. Another surgeon would step in and take over. The reason to do research and writing is that it at least makes me feel not entirely replaceable. If I didn't write, I don't know if I would do surgery. Atul Gawande stepmetomorrowresearch I take it to heart that, for example, there aren't enough funds for AIDS research, but people pay 20 times the value of an item of clothing. Azzedine Alaia valueresearchheartpeople But I really feel strongly that our kids do way too much homework. The research is on my side. It's easy to make a fuss when you're right. That can be the tagline of my life: 'It's Easy To Make A Fuss When You're Right.' Ayelet Waldman my-lifeyouresearchlife I see it in a lot of period pieces where everybody is standing and talking, in a stilted, archaic way, instead of being loose in the world. So, I try to do a little bit of research, just so that I can feel like I'm grounded, but then I try to bring as much of my human understanding that I can, under the filter of it being 1865. Ato Essandoh feelresearchwayworld The most interesting statistic, stunning statistic that came out of my research was that in 1942, as this war production effort is going on, the number of Americans killed or injured in war-related industries surpassed the number of Americans in uniform killed and wounded in action in the war by a factor of 20 to 1. Arthur L. Herman effortresearchactionwar No matter how counter-intuitive it may seem, basic research has proven over and over to be the lifeline of practical advances in medicine. Arthur Kornberg howmedicineresearchmatter Research is not an obstacle, something to be frightened of. It can be one of the real joys of writing. Anthony Marra somethingresearchrealwriting I get worked up over an 'idea' or the ethos of an idea. I follow dreams, take notes on travels, and engage in research often - if I need names, details, facts that enhance the project. Anne Waldman dreamsdetailsresearchfacts I'm publicizing the book that's done. I'm writing the book that's in the hopper, and I'm doing a little advance research on the book to come. Ann Rule doingresearchwritingbook I am a working person. I always work, study or do research for my novel. I even work on Sunday. Andrea Hirata i-amsundayresearchwork I am a writer who has a policy to allocate 90 percent of my time for research and the remaining 10 percent to write. Andrea Hirata i-ampolicyresearchtime The girls in 'Downton Abbey' do what they do so well, which is make it so natural despite the fact that you're living within these constraints and taking so much from the research aspect of it. Anastasia Griffith wellyoulivingresearch That's one thing I like to do before going in for a read - doing research once I actually have been granted the role - is to look up people's names. Amanda Warren doinglookresearchpeople My Ph.D. is in operations research. I was interested in making things work better and using mathematics to help do that. So operations research is what I studied as an undergraduate and graduate student. Alvin E. Roth bettermathematicsresearchwork I do a lot of research. For 'I Am Legend', I did a lot of research about survivors. If everybody is dead around you, how you can keep surviving. I went to the bookstore and found psychiatry books about survivors from the Holocaust. Alice Braga legendi-amyouresearch I think that, in my research anyway, country music seems to be grounded in people staying true to their roots, being homegrown and being honest storytellers. Alex Roe thinkmusicresearchpeople«5960616263646566676869»
