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A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify.

~Leo Szilard

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We turned the switch, saw the flashes, watched for ten minutes, then switched everything off and went home. That night I knew the world was headed for sorrow.

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I'm all in favor of the democratic principle that one idiot is as good as one genius, but I draw the line when someone takes the next step and concludes that two idiots are better than one genius.

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Don't lie if you don't have to.

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Pronouncement of experts to the effect that something cannot be done has always irritated me.

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If one knows only what one is told, one does not know enough to be able to arrive at a well-balanced decision.

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If you want to succeed in the world, you don't have to be much cleverer than other people. You just have to be one day earlier.

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Do your work for six years; but in the seventh, go into solitude or among strangers, so that the memory of your friends does not hinder you from being what you have become.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: February 11th, 1898

Died: May 30th, 1964

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