Only when I began studying chemical engineering at Oregon Agricultural College did I realize that I myself might discover something new about the nature of the world.
LINUS PAULINGLife is a relationship between molecules.
More Linus Pauling Quotes
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Man’s great power of thinking, remembering, and communicating are responsible for the evolution of civilization.
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Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.
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I have something that I call my Golden Rule. It goes something like this: ‘Do unto others twenty-five percent better than you expect them to do unto you.’ The twenty-five percent is for error.
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Humanism is a philosophy of joyous service for the greater good of all humanity, of application of new ideas of scientific progress for the benefit of all.
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I think that the formation of [DNA’s] structure by Watson and Crick may turn out to be the greatest developments in the field of molecular genetics in recent years.
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Every aspect of the world today – even politics and international relations – is affected by chemistry.
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In teaching, you do not want to COVER things, you want to UNCOVER them. The best way to get good ideas is to have lots of ideas.
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Everyone should know that the ‘war on cancer’ is largely a fraud.
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There is no safe amount of radiation. Even small amounts do harm.
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Nations keep agreements, keep their treaties so long as they continue to do them good.
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I believe that there is a greater power in the world than the evil power of military force, of nuclear bombs — there is the power of good, of morality, of humanitarianism.
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Life is a relationship between molecules.
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Provided one has the correct level of vitamin, mineral and nutritional input, the body can overcome disease.
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I try to identify myself with the atoms. I ask what I would do If I were a carbon atom or a sodium atom.
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If you want to have good ideas you must have many ideas. Most of them will be wrong, and what you have to learn is which ones to throw away.
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