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A first-rate laboratory is one in which mediocre scientists can produce outstanding work.

"And I Quote, Revised Edition: The Definitive Collection of Quotes, Sayings, and Jokes for the Contemporary Speechmaker". Book by Andrew Frothingham, Ashton Applewhite, and Tripp Evans, p.469, 1992.
A first-rate laboratory is one in which mediocre scientists can produce outstanding work.