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title: "1 Science Think Quotes By Ahmed H. Zewail"
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> [For me to sit down here, even as a Nobel Laureate and make a prediction about which science I think that will be a mistake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/for-me-to-sit-down-here-even-as-a-nobel-laureate-and-make-a/)

[Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/)

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## More by Ahmed H. Zewail

> [I built on the efforts of a previous scientist, others will build on the work I'm doing and if I look at the whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/i-built-on-the-efforts-of-a-previous-scientist-others-will-build-on/)

[Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/)

> [We still don't understand how the big bang and evolving all the way to the human species and so on. So all of this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/we-still-don-t-understand-how-the-big-bang-and-evolving-all-the-way/)

[Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/)

> [When I was a child, I thought of my Delta town as the center of the universe, but now I realize how little I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/when-i-was-a-child-i-thought-of-my-delta-town-as-the-center-of-the/)

[Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/)

> [When I give a lecture on Egypt there are thousands of people in the lecture hall, so obviously they would like to go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/when-i-give-a-lecture-on-egypt-there-are-thousands-of-people-in-the/)

[Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/)

> [I do feel that there are tremendous amount of talent in Egypt, human resources.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/i-do-feel-that-there-are-tremendous-amount-of-talent-in-egypt-human/)

[Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/)

> [I do have a concern however, humanity has a great way of adapting and I'm sure scientists of the future, probably after I leave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/i-do-have-a-concern-however-humanity-has-a-great-way-of-adapting-and/)

[Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/)

> [If you like, there is a Guinness time. The reason for that it's fundamental. It is not that we have to keep shortening the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/if-you-like-there-is-a-guinness-time-the-reason-for-that-it-s/)

[Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/)

> [I thought in my Nobel Lecture I pointed that I was delighted that the Swedish Academy of Science did not quote anything about my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/i-thought-in-my-nobel-lecture-i-pointed-that-i-was-delighted-that-the/)

[Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/)

> [Think about the whole world of biological complex sciences. We still don't understand the way a protein folds the way it does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/think-about-the-whole-world-of-biological-complex-sciences-we-still/)

[Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/)

> [I came from Egypt and I owe Egypt a lot to what I am now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/i-came-from-egypt-and-i-owe-egypt-a-lot-to-what-i-am-now/)

[Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/)

> [I think the Nobel Prize helps for a number of reasons. Number one, if I can be frank, there is these people will feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/i-think-the-nobel-prize-helps-for-a-number-of-reasons-number-one-if-i/)

[Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/)

> [I found with my students they don't necessarily look at journals any more, but they print right away from the internet what's relevant to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/i-found-with-my-students-they-don-t-necessarily-look-at-journals-any/)

[Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/)

> [I do feel quite strongly about this that probably one of the things that unfortunately this age now to get a Nobel Prize is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/i-do-feel-quite-strongly-about-this-that-probably-one-of-the-things/)

[Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/)

> [“Interestingly, this was the only incident of blatant prejudice that I can remember. But I am aware that such opinions exist in human beings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/interestingly-this-was-the-only-incident-of-blatant-prejudice-that-i/)

[Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/)

> [I don't know all the reasons for these achievements, but I know that I love what I do and I have never wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-h-zewail/i-don-t-know-all-the-reasons-for-these-achievements-but-i-know-that-i/)

[Ahmed H. Zewail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-h-zewail/)

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