Hope Quote 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…

— William Lanouette

“an expert is a man who knows what cannot be done.” Szilard found that last paragraph “rather irritating because how can anyone know what…

— William Lanouette

“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…

— William Lanouette

“Recognize the connections of things and the laws of conduct of men so that you may know what you are doing.”

— 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…

— William Lanouette

“It is hard to be right and be a pessimist,” Szilard concluded.24”

— 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…

— William Lanouette

“Adamson scoffed. It generally takes two wars to develop a new weapon, he said; besides, it was “morale,” not research, that led to victory.…

— 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…

— William Lanouette

“Honor children. Listen reverently to their words and speak to them with infinite love.”

— William Lanouette

“Those insights in science that have led to a breakthrough were not logically derived from preexisting knowledge: The creative processes on which the progress…

— William Lanouette

“imagination is the tool which has to be used if the impossible is to be accomplished.”74”

— William Lanouette