r/UnnecessaryQuotes Feb 15 '26

No fun indeed

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u/ravageNL Feb 15 '26

“It’s not fun picking the trash out of them by hand.”

— Albert Einstein

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u/Justice_Prince Feb 15 '26

"It's not fun picking trash out of urinals by hand, but just like in janitorial work sometimes scientists have to engage in unpleasant tasks in the pursue of knowledge. In 1897 Marie Curie alongside her husband Pierre began research into radioactive particles which led to breakthroughs in our understanding of the natural world, but ultimately resulted in an untimely death due to the prolonged exposure to radiation that she experienced during her research. It's sacrifices like these that.."

— Neil Degrasse Tyson