"In any field of endeavor-the sciences, the humanities, the social sciences, industry, etc.-it is not the attainment of a goal that matters, but rather the ideas and discoveries that are encountered on the way to the goal."
在所有的物质领域中--科学、人文科学、社会科学、工业等等--能否达到目的并不重要，而在争取达到目的的过程中获得的想法和发现才更重要。
In some cases, the statement makes sense; in other cases, it does not.
1. In academic studies, the goal of a project is but a general direction; what matters are the unexpected concrete findings on the way to the goal.
2. However, in industry and business, what is crucial is the attainment of a specific goal rather than the process toward that goal.
3. In politics, failing to achieve a promised goal might mean a calamity for a politician.
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