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> [“Let your acts be directed toward a worthy goal but do not ask if they will reach it; they are to be models and examples, not means to an end.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/let-your-acts-be-directed-toward-a-worthy-goal-but-do-not-ask-if-they/)

[William Lanouette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lanouette/)

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## More by William Lanouette

> [“Leo said that his function was to head up the Happiness Committee,” Lerner recalled. “He said a university ran on the happiness of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/leo-said-that-his-function-was-to-head-up-the-happiness-committee/)

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> [“an expert is a man who knows what cannot be done.” Szilard found that last paragraph “rather irritating because how can anyone know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/an-expert-is-a-man-who-knows-what-cannot-be-done-szilard-found-that/)

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> [“he mentioned that The Tragedy of Man by Madách had “influenced my whole life.” The moral he recalled from it was that no matter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/he-mentioned-that-the-tragedy-of-man-by-mad-ch-had-influenced-my/)

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> [“Allison gave the reporters something more stirring to write about. “Scientist Drops A-Bomb: Blasts Army Shackles,” the Chicago Tribune reported about his remarks. “We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/allison-gave-the-reporters-something-more-stirring-to-write-about/)

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> [“Recognize the connections of things and the laws of conduct of men so that you may know what you are doing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/recognize-the-connections-of-things-and-the-laws-of-conduct-of-men-so/)

[William Lanouette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lanouette/)

> [“What we call disorder or chaos might actually be order, if order is seen as a random distribution and not as a static, idealized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/what-we-call-disorder-or-chaos-might-actually-be-order-if-order-is/)

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> [“It is hard to be right and be a pessimist,” Szilard concluded.24”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/it-is-hard-to-be-right-and-be-a-pessimist-szilard-concluded-24/)

[William Lanouette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lanouette/)

> [“Your knowledge and wisdom determine who you are. In our society, there is a market for skills and knowledge. But I have some doubts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/your-knowledge-and-wisdom-determine-who-you-are-in-our-society-there/)

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> [“Adamson scoffed. It generally takes two wars to develop a new weapon, he said; besides, it was “morale,” not research, that led to victory.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/adamson-scoffed-it-generally-takes-two-wars-to-develop-a-new-weapon/)

[William Lanouette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lanouette/)

> [“Let your acts be directed toward a worthy goal but do not ask if they will reach it; they are to be models and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/let-your-acts-be-directed-toward-a-worthy-goal-but-do-not-ask-if-they/)

[William Lanouette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lanouette/)

> [“Honor children. Listen reverently to their words and speak to them with infinite love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/honor-children-listen-reverently-to-their-words-and-speak-to-them/)

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> [“Those insights in science that have led to a breakthrough were not logically derived from preexisting knowledge: The creative processes on which the progress…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/those-insights-in-science-that-have-led-to-a-breakthrough-were-not/)

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> [“imagination is the tool which has to be used if the impossible is to be accomplished.”74”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/imagination-is-the-tool-which-has-to-be-used-if-the-impossible-is-to/)

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> [“I believe that many children are born with an inquisitive mind, the mind of a scientist, and I assume that I became a scientist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/i-believe-that-many-children-are-born-with-an-inquisitive-mind-the/)

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> [“. . . the most important thing to remember about science is the fact that it is supposed to be fun. . . .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/the-most-important-thing-to-remember-about-science-is-the-fact-that/)

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