Linus Pauling

Science is the search for truth, and truth is the search for understanding.

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

Every aspect of the world today – even the most beautiful – is being destroyed by the human race.

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

The power of human thought is infinite.

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.

You can't have a better tomorrow if you're still thinking about yesterday.

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Peace is not merely the absence of war, but the presence of justice, of law, of order – in short, of government.

I believe that there is a future for humanity, but that it is not guaranteed.

The human mind is a wonderful thing. It starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

The path to peace is not through violence, but through understanding.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.