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• I have been asked whether I would agree that the tragedy of the scientist is that he is able to bring about…
• Pronouncement of experts to the effect that something cannot be done has always irritated me.
• A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify.
• Don't lie if you don't have to.
• If one knows only what one is told, one does not know enough to be able to arrive at a well-balanced decision.
• A great power imposes the obligation of exercising restraint, and we did not live up to this obligation. I think this affected…
• Even if we accept, as the basic tenet of true democracy, that one moron is equal to one genius, is it necessary…
• If the thickness is larger than the critical value I can produce an explosion.
• Those individuals who give moral considerations a much greater weight than considerations of expediency represent a comparatively small minority, five percent of…
• Byrnes... was concerned about Russia's postwar behavior. Russian troops had moved into Hungary and Rumania, and Byrnes thought it would be very…
• I'm all in favor of the democratic principle that one idiot is as good as one genius, but I draw the line…
• If you want to succeed in the world, you don't have to be much cleverer than other people. You just have to…

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