Creative Quotations from . . .
Leo Szilard
(1898-1964) born on Feb 11
Hungarian-US scientist. "He, with Enrico Fermi, conducted the first nuclear chain reaction, 1942; was instrumental in initiating the Manhattan Project to build the atom bomb."
 
   
F
I'm all in favor of the democratic principle that one idiot is as good as one genius, but I draw the line when someone takes the next step and concludes that two idiots are better than one genius."

R
"Do your work for six years; but in the seventh, go into solitude or among strangers, so that the memory of your friends does not hinder you from being what you have become."
A
Pronouncement of experts to the effect that something cannot be done has always irritated me.
N
"We turned the switch, saw the flashes, watched for ten minutes, then switched everything off and went home. That night I knew the world was headed for sorrow."
K
"A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In "Quotations of Wit and Wisdom," ed. & John W. Garder et al., 1975."
R: "In "Words of Wisdom," by Wm. Safire & Leonard Safire, 1989."
A: "In "The Making of the Atomic Bomb.""
N: "On 1939 experiment that confirmed atoms could be split; recalled on his death, 30 May 1964."
K: "Recalled on his death, 30 May 1964."



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