Arthur Leonard Schawlow quotes
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“The most successful scientists are not the most talented. But they are the ones who are impelled by curiosity. They've got to know what the answer is”
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“It seems to me that when confronted with the marvels of life and the universe, one must ask why and not just how. The only possible answers are religious. . . . I find a need for God in the universe and in my own life.”
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“But the context of religion is a great background for doing science. In the words of Psalm 19, 'The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament showeth his handiwork'. Thus scientific research is a worshipful act, in that it reveals more of the wonders of God's creation.”
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“To do suc cessful research, you don't need to know everything, you just, need to know one thing that isn't known.”
-- Arthur Leonard SchawlowSource : "Biographical Memoirs V.83" by Steven Chu and Charles H. Townes, National Academies Press, (p. 201), 2003.
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“Anything will lase if you hit it hard enough.”
-- Arthur Leonard SchawlowSource : "Biographical Memoirs V.83" by Steven Chu and Charles H. Townes, National Academies Press, (p. 203), 2003.
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“Anything worth doing is worth doing twice, the first time quick and dirty and the second time the best way you can.”
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“Dead is when the chemists take over the subject.”
-- Arthur Leonard SchawlowSource : "Arthur Schawlow" by Steven Chu and Charles H. Townes. "Biographical Memoirs", Volume 83, p. 202, www.nap.edu. 2003.
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Source : A. Bartlett Giamatti (1981). “The University and the Public Interest”, Atheneum Books
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“I wanna be the best at what I do. I wanna sing, I wanna dance, I wanna act. That's about it.”
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“The hardest part about being an entrepreneur is that you'll fail ten times for every success.”
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“The simplest answer is to act.”
Source : "Everybody Sees the Ants". Book by A.S. King, 2011.
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“Someone once asked me... whether I waited for inspiration. My answer was: "Every day!"”
Source : Aaron Copland (2011). “What to Listen For in Music”, p.27, Penguin
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“Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living.”
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“If the patient has been to more than four physicians, nutrition is probably the medical answer.”
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