Generalism Quotes

Specialization is for insects... The race of man? He's a whole other creature.

Specialisation is for insects!

I could care less about the particular. I like to make music.

I always try to be a universalist, not a specialist.

Specialization is for insects.

Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other; yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely; for science is but one.

Our ape legs make us great generalists - we can walk, run and climb. But when you try to do too many things at once, you can end up with problems.

I think it is fatal to specialize. And all kinds of things show us that and that the more diverse we are in what we can do, the better.

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

A little of everything and nothing thoroughly, after the French fashion.

I've always felt that specialization is best left to the insects.

In the age of the specialist, the generalsit gets short shrift.

I became a journalist because one didn't have to specialise.

The only way I work as a designer is to consciously avoid specialisation.

A smattering of everything, and a knowledge of nothing.

I don't look at a man who's expert in one area as a specialist. I look at him as a rookie in ten other areas.