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There's life all over this universe, but the only life in the solar system is on earth, and in the whole universe we are the only men.

~George Wald

Topics: Earth Life Men Only Over Solar Solar System System Universe Whole

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Science goes from question to question; big questions, and little, tentative answers. The questions as they age grow ever broader, the answers are seen to be more limited.

~George Wald

Topics: Age Answers Big Big Questions Broader Ever Goes Grow Limited Little More Question Questions Science Seen

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As you lecture, you keep watching the faces, and information keeps coming back to you all the time.

~George Wald

Topics: Back Coming Faces Information Keep Keeps Lecture Time Watching You

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A physicist is an atom's way of knowing about atoms.

~George Wald

Topics: About Atom Atoms Knowing Physicist Way

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We've committed many war crimes in Vietnam - but I'll tell you something interesting about that. We were committing war crimes in World War II, before the Nuremberg trials were held and the principle of war crimes was stated.

~George Wald

Topics: About Before Committed Committing Crimes Held Interesting Many Nuremberg Principle Something Stated Tell Trials Vietnam War Were World World War World War Ii You

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We have to get rid of those nuclear weapons.

~George Wald

Topics: Get Nuclear Nuclear Weapons Rid Those Weapons

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We have fallen in love with the body. That's that thing that looks back at us from the mirror. That's the repository of that lovely identity that you keep chasing all your life.

~George Wald

Topics: All Your Life Back Body Chasing Fallen Identity Keep Life Looks Love Lovely Mirror Thing Us You Your

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To know reality is to accept it, and eventually to love it.

~George Wald

Topics: Accept Eventually Know Love Reality To Love

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The Vietnamese have a secret weapon. It's their willingness to die beyond our willingness to kill. In effect, they've been saying, You can kill us, but you'll have to kill a lot of us; you may have to kill all of us. And, thank heaven, we are not yet ready to do that.

~George Wald

Topics: Been Beyond Die Effect Heaven Lot May Our Ready Saying Secret Thank Us Vietnamese Weapon Willingness You

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The trouble with most of the things that people want is that they get them.

~George Wald

Topics: Get Most People Them Things Trouble Want

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: November 18th, 1906

Died: April 12th, 1997

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