Leo Szilard Quotes

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.

Leo Szilard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 11, 1898 - May 30, 1964

Topics

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There is no God-given right to victory on the battlefield. You win that through the skill and the devotion, the valor and the ferocity of your troops.

Jim Mattis

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There is no word more generally misinterpreted than the word egoism, in its modern sense.

John Buchanan Robinson

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I don't have an M.B.A. I have a doctoral degree in philosophy - nineteenth-century German philosophy, to be precise.

Matthew Stewart

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Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

Stephen Hawking

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Revolutionaries who come to power by force of arms usually have great crimes in their background. Leaders who survive campaigns by great powers to destroy them do not survive because they observe the niceties of law. Subversives who shape world events by covert action and violence work in shadows and detest the light of day.

Stephen Kinzer

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I do write a lot from personal experience, but I also embellish a bit.

Miranda Lambert

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Set ambitious goals and don't be afraid to declare and aim for them. You need to know where you want to go in order to get there. It is important to have a destination in mind.

Denise Morrison

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I've definitely been in relationships where I've given too much, and I've been in relationships where I haven't given enough. I think it's a work in progress. I have to find that person where it clicks.

Ashley Greene

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When General Musharraf took over, the Bar Association was among the first of some of the institutions that said they would not accept the Musharraf regime.

Asma Jahangir

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When you're working on a movie you always hope that people will go for it and enjoy what you're doing.

Rick Baker

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We knew that if we had to win the World Cup, the defensive side of the game had to be better, which means bowlers will have to bowl tight and we will have to field better.

Ricky Ponting

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It's better to not be afraid of things and not avoid things.

Noomi Rapace

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