All Leo Szilard Quotes
- I have been asked whether I would agree that the tragedy of the scientist is that he is able to bring about great advances in… Able
- Pronouncement of experts to the effect that something cannot be done has always irritated me. Always Irritated
- A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify. Aim
- Don't lie if you don't have to. Discontent
- If one knows only what one is told, one does not know enough to be able to arrive at a well-balanced decision. Able
- A great power imposes the obligation of exercising restraint, and we did not live up to this obligation. I think this affected many of the… Affected
- Even if we accept, as the basic tenet of true democracy, that one moron is equal to one genius, is it necessary to go a… Accept
- If the thickness is larger than the critical value I can produce an explosion. Critical
- Those individuals who give moral considerations a much greater weight than considerations of expediency represent a comparatively small minority, five percent of the people perhaps.… Comparatively
- Byrnes... was concerned about Russia's postwar behavior. Russian troops had moved into Hungary and Rumania, and Byrnes thought it would be very difficult to persuade… American
- 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… All
- 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… Cleverer
- 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… Among
- 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… Flash