“It is hard to be right and be a pessimist,” Szilard concluded.24” — William Lanouette Optimism Copy Share Image
“Recognize the connections of things and the laws of conduct of men so that you may know what you are doing.” — William Lanouette Know Doing Copy Share Image
“he mentioned that The Tragedy of Man by Madách had “influenced my whole life.” The moral he recalled from it was that… — William Lanouette Hope Copy Share Image
“Your knowledge and wisdom determine who you are. In our society, there is a market for skills and knowledge. But I have… — William Lanouette Investing Copy Share Image
“What we call disorder or chaos might actually be order, if order is seen as a random distribution and not as a… — William Lanouette Chaos Copy Share Image
“an expert is a man who knows what cannot be done.” Szilard found that last paragraph “rather irritating because how can anyone… — William Lanouette Expert Copy Share Image
“Adamson scoffed. It generally takes two wars to develop a new weapon, he said; besides, it was “morale,” not research, that led… — William Lanouette Morale Copy Share Image
“Leo said that his function was to head up the Happiness Committee,” Lerner recalled. “He said a university ran on the happiness… — William Lanouette Education Copy Share Image
“Allison gave the reporters something more stirring to write about. “Scientist Drops A-Bomb: Blasts Army Shackles,” the Chicago Tribune reported about his… — William Lanouette Atomic energy Copy Share Image
“imagination is the tool which has to be used if the impossible is to be accomplished.”74” — William Lanouette Imagination Copy Share Image
“I believe that many children are born with an inquisitive mind, the mind of a scientist, and I assume that I became… — William Lanouette Children Copy Share Image
“Leo’s real problem,” Trude once told Puck, “is that he doesn’t know what he wants to be when he grows up.” — William Lanouette Puck Copy Share Image
“Let your acts be directed toward a worthy goal but do not ask if they will reach it; they are to be… — William Lanouette Goals Copy Share Image
“Honor children. Listen reverently to their words and speak to them with infinite love.” — William Lanouette Children Copy Share Image
“Those insights in science that have led to a breakthrough were not logically derived from preexisting knowledge: The creative processes on which… — William Lanouette Creative process Copy Share Image
“. . . the most important thing to remember about science is the fact that it is supposed to be fun. .… — William Lanouette Important thing Copy Share Image
