Linus Pauling

Science is the search for truth, the effort to understand the world, and the effort to understand ourselves.

The way to get good ideas is to get lots of ideas and throw the bad ones away.

You can't have a good idea unless you have a lot of ideas.

I believe that there is a better way to live, a better way to organize society, a better way to solve the problems of the world.

The only way to achieve peace is to work for it.

Every aspect of the world today — even the most remote — is affected by the discoveries of science.

I have always tried to do my best, and I have always tried to be honest.

The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.

The power of the human mind is unlimited.

I believe that the future of humanity depends on our ability to cooperate and to solve our problems peacefully.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

Do not let your specializations blind you to the larger questions.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

The structure of a protein is the key to its function.

I have always been interested in the nature of things, in how the world works.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

The most important thing is to never stop questioning.

The world is full of wonder, and we should never stop exploring it.

I believe that the human mind is capable of understanding the universe.

The greatest discovery of all is the discovery of the human mind.