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It is not necessary to succeed in order to persevere. As long as there is a margin of hope, however narrow, we have no choice but to base all our actions on that margin.

— Leó Szilárd

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A man's clarity of judgment is never very good when you're involved, and as you grow older, and as you grow more involved, your clarity of judgment suffers.

In life you must often choose between getting a job done or getting credit for it.

Science is progressing at such a rapid rate that when you make a prediction and think you are ahead of your time by 100 years you may be ahead of your time by 10 at most.

A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify.

That night I knew the world was headed for trouble.

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