Perhaps the most valuable thing he taught me (his father) was that there is no contradiction between devotion to work and enjoyment of life and people
AHMED ZEWAILSo, I’m an old fashioned still in this regard but these are the moment where I really can be creative, if I am, to be left alone with just a book and piece of paper and to be thinking.
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One of the things I enjoy most is to be left alone with a book.
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The fastest possible speeds are determined by their molecular vibrations and this speeds is about a kilometre per second.
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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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And the other thing also which I’m hoping for is that the government in Egypt is willing and interested in promoting science and technology and this is an ideal time now to be able to do something.
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I came from Egypt and I owe Egypt a lot to what I am now.
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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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If you like, there is a Guinness time. The reason for that it’s fundamental. It is not that we have to keep shortening the time. It turns out all molecular and biological systems have speeds of the atoms move inside them.
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I do feel that there are tremendous amount of talent in Egypt, human resources.
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You should have some time to think and that’s very important.
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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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Although the Nasser revolution of 1952 was secular, the culture remained deeply religious – but it was a faith of moderation and tolerance.
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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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So, I’m an old fashioned still in this regard but these are the moment where I really can be creative, if I am, to be left alone with just a book and piece of paper and to be thinking.
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As a child, I thought I was immortal, but now I recognize how limited a time we all have. As a child, success meant scoring A on every exam, but now I take it to mean good health, close family and friends, achieve- ments in my work, and helping others.
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Human resources are just tremendous in Egypt but we need the science base.
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