Linus Pauling

Chemistry American 1901 – 1994 221 quotes

Only person to win two unshared Nobel Prizes

Quotes by Linus Pauling

The pursuit of truth is a lifelong journey.

General philosophical statements on science

The greatest gift you can give to humanity is your knowledge.

Attributed, widely cited

The only limits are the ones we place on ourselves.

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The human body is a marvel of engineering.

Various writings on biology and chemistry

The universe is full of wonders, and we are just beginning to understand them.

Various speeches and writings

The power of love is the greatest force in the universe.

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The greatest discovery is to find yourself.

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The world is a classroom, and life is our teacher.

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The greatest adventure is to explore the unknown.

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The pursuit of excellence is a lifelong journey.

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The human spirit is indomitable.

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The greatest legacy you can leave behind is a better world.

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Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.

Interview

If you want to have good ideas you must have many ideas. Most of them will be wrong, and what you have to learn is which ones to throw away.

Lecture

Facts are the air of scientists. Without them you can never fly.

No More War!

Science is the search for truth, that is the effort to understand the world: it involves the rejection of bias, of dogma, of revelation, but not the rejection of morality.

Science and Peace 1961

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

Attributed

I have always liked working on some borderline problem in which I can be both a biologist and a chemist.

Interview

The capacity of the human brain for understanding and creating new concepts seems to be unlimited.

Speech

No vitamin deficiency is sufficient to produce war. No vitamin can prevent it.

Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 1962