The biological task of science is to provide the fully developed human individual with as perfect a means of orientating himself as possible. No other scientific ideal can be realised, and any other must be meaningless. – Ernst Mach
The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance of being infinite. – Franz Kafka
The task which we have set ourselves is simply to show why and for what purpose we hold that standpoint during most of our lives, and why and for what purpose we are provisionally obliged to abandon it. – Ernst Mach
The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity. – Erich Fromm
I always say that modernization is not an abstract thing; it’s a very specific task. – Dmitry Medvedev
With ‘Vikings,’ I had the task of making these people interesting and, to a point, sympathetic. – Michael Hirst
The principal task of a conductor is not to put himself in evidence but to disappear behind his functions as much as possible. We are pilots, not servants. – Franz Liszt
But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story. – Laura Hillenbrand
It’s the ultimate task to do something stripped back, so you’re not hiding behind anything. – Lykke Li
Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it. – Michelangelo
Wake the power within thee slumbering, trim the plot that’s in thy keeping, thou wilt bless the task when reaping sweet labour’s prize. – John Stuart Blackie
To rewrite history on the bases of hypotheses which have not materialized is not only a fruitless task, but, in my eyes, meaningless. – Jean Monnet
If I wasn’t a writer, I would probably be a watchmaker. I like putting puzzles together, and that is what a watch is, figuring out how all the gears and everything else works together. I’m patient and good at focusing on a single task. – Karin Slaughter
The jury is out as to whether the Afghans are up to the task of protecting their people. – Khaled Hosseini
A President’s hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right. – Lyndon B. Johnson
The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. – John Buchan
Once the product’s task is known, design the interface first; then implement to the interface design. – Jef Raskin
Before venturing on so large an undertaking as is involved in the task I had set myself I consulted a number of distinguished scholars as to the desirability of such a series. – James Loeb
My task is becoming more and more delicate, while the difficulties increase constantly. – Jean Moulin
Being a parent is too complicated and emotional a task for magical techniques and miracle cures. – Ron Taffel
I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement. – Ovid
As soon as chemists have a definite conception of the internal structure of the molecule of an organic compound, they are able to tackle the task of producing these substances by artificial methods, i.e. by synthesis, as we call it. – Otto Wallach
As a filmmaker, it’s not my intent to trigger or shape national discourse. My task is to make as powerful and understandable a film as I can. What happens next is what happens next. – Peter Landesman