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The thought that we're in competition with Russians or with Chinese is all a mistake, and trivial. We are one species, with a world to win.

~George Wald

Topics: Chinese Competition Mistake Russians Species Thought Trivial Win World

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The only point of government is to safeguard and foster life.

~George Wald

Topics: Foster Government Life Only Point Safeguard

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The Nobel Prize is an honor unique in the world in having found its way into the hearts and minds of simple people everywhere. It casts a light of peace and reason upon us all; and for that I am especially grateful.

~George Wald

Topics: Am Casts Everywhere Found Grateful Having Hearts Honor Light Minds Nobel Nobel Prize Peace People Prize Reason Simple Unique Us Way World I Am

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The concept of war crimes is an American invention.

~George Wald

Topics: American Concept Crimes Invention War

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Since we have had a history, men have pursued an ideal of immortality.

~George Wald

Topics: Had History Ideal Immortality Men Pursued Since

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Our business is with life, not death.

~George Wald

Topics: Business Death Life Our

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It's not good enough to give it tender, loving care, to supply it with breakfast foods, to buy it expensive educations. Those things don't mean anything unless this generation has a future. And we're not sure that it does.

~George Wald

Topics: Anything Breakfast Buy Care Does Educations Enough Expensive Foods Future Generation Give Good Loving Mean Not Good Enough Supply Sure Tender Things This Generation Those Unless

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In fact, death seems to have been a rather late invention in evolution. One can go a long way in evolution before encountering an authentic corpse.

~George Wald

Topics: Authentic Been Before Corpse Death Evolution Fact Go In Fact Invention Late Long Long Way Rather Seems Way

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I think all of you know there is no adequate defense against massive nuclear attack.

~George Wald

Topics: Adequate Against Attack Defense Know Massive Nuclear Think You I Think

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I tell my students to try early in life to find an unattainable objective.

~George Wald

Topics: Early Find Life Objective Students Tell Try Unattainable

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: November 18th, 1906

Died: April 12th, 1997

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