Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.
First principle: never to let one’s self be beaten down by persons or by events.
I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals.
I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.
I am among those who think that science has great beauty.
The older one gets, the more one feels that the present must be enjoyed; it is a precious gift, comparable to a state of grace.
Each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity.
This means that we have here an entirely separate kind of chemistry for which the current tool we use is the electrometer, not the balance, and which we might well call the chemistry of the imponderable.
Just remember you will find that one special love that you know is right but for some reason just doesn’t last.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance.
I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I could reconcile family life with a scientific career. Well, it has not been easy.
A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales.
You can only analyze the data you have. Be strategic about what to gather and how to store it.
I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.
Scientists believe in things, not in persons.
After all, science is essentially international, and it is only through lack of the historical sense that national qualities have been attributed to it.