Linus Pauling

Chemistry American 1901 – 1994 221 quotes

Only person to win two unshared Nobel Prizes

Quotes by Linus Pauling

Peace is our most precious possession.

Speech 1962

I am a pacifist by nature, not by dogma.

Interview 1954

The art of a good marriage is to learn to laugh at imperfection.

Personal reflection 1980

Chemistry is the study of substances and their transformations.

Book 1947

Humanity's greatest challenge is to abolish war.

Speech 1965

Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.

Interview 1969

The double helix is a beautiful structure.

Letter 1953

Life is too short for bad coffee.

Witty remark

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.

Speech 1970

Orthomolecular medicine is the preservation of good health and the treatment of disease by varying the concentrations in the human body of substances that are normally present.

Book 1968

I have had a long and happy life.

Interview 1994

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Personal reflection

Nuclear weapons are the greatest threat to humanity.

Petition 1950

Science knows no country.

Speech 1962

A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.

Letter 1985

The bond energy of the covalent bond is the energy required to break it.

Book 1931

Wit is educated insolence.

Witty remark

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.

Personal reflection

I like to do things that are useful to people.

Interview 1971

Resonance theory explains the stability of molecules.

Paper 1930