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When I was a child, I thought of my Delta town as the center of the universe, but now I realize how little I know about the universe.

Ahmed Zewail

For me to sit down here, even as a Nobel Laureate and make a prediction about which science I think that will be a mistake.
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Down Mistake Nobel People Prediction Science Thinking
Think about the whole world of biological complex sciences. We still don’t understand the way a protein folds the way it does.
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Biological Complex Doe Science Thinking World
I built on the efforts of a previous scientist, others will build on the work I’m doing and if I look at the whole scope from chemistry to biology to physics, it’s just the list is too long to mention just one and it’s not fair to the others.
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Human resources are just tremendous in Egypt but we need the science base.
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So, that’s my intention to focus my efforts there and I hope I will be able to do so.
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Able Focusmeffort Hope Intention
When they called me with the Nobel call from Secretary General of the Swedish Academy it was twenty minutes to six and he said well that was well hope I’m not disturbing you but I am the Secretary General of the Swedish Academy.
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Best Last Nobel People Secretary Singular Six Twenties
There is a danger one has to really be knowing much more because you can’t be too narrow on science.
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Danger Knowing Narrow Really Science
Everybody thinks some times that science is done as a master plan and that somebody like me came from Mars and figured out everything and so on, but that’s really not the way it worked.
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Came Done Everybody Mar Master Pain Science Somebody Think Thinking Time
Invest in basic research and recruit the best minds.
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Basic Best Invest Mind Recruit Research
I want to really focus on doing this two things I really would like to focus on science and the excitement of science and to help with science.
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Doing Effort Excitement Focus Science Thing Two
I thought in my Nobel Lecture I pointed that I was delighted that the Swedish Academy of Science did not quote anything about my current work right now, because the current work that my group is focusing on is actually both the time resolve.
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Academy Delighted Goal Group Lecture Nobel Now Pointed Quote Science Thought Work
The fastest possible speeds are determined by their molecular vibrations and this speeds is about a kilometre per second.
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Determine Fastest Kilometre Molecular Possible Second Speed
I am not one of the new media experts working all the time with my computers and the PowerPoint’s and things of that sort.
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Book Computer Expert Media Point Power Sort Thing Thinking Time Working
One of the things I enjoy most is to be left alone with a book.
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Book Enjoy Left Alone Most Thing
I don’t know all the reasons for these achievements, but I know that I love what I do and I have never wanted to rest on my laurels.
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Achievement Knowing Laurel Love Reason Science Wanted
Women made up nearly half my class at university, and my senior academic adviser there was a woman. In Alexandria, my friends were Christians and Muslims.
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Academic Adviser Class Friend Made People Senior University Women

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