Inspirational Sayings

205 sayings found from the Modern era from 205 authors

The atoms or elementary particles themselves are not real; they form a world of potentialities or possibilities rather than one of things or facts.

— Werner Heisenberg 1955 (Physics and Philosophy)
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The highest purpose of a man is to serve humanity.

— Max Planck Unknown
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How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.

— Niels Bohr Approx. 1920s-1930s
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The world is a dream, and we are the dreamers.

— Erwin Schrodinger Unknown
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You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals.

— Marie Curie 1913
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The highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion.

— Richard Feynman Unknown
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The laboratory worker who is not prepared to meet with occasional failures will never achieve success.

— Alexander Fleming circa 1940s
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I have always striven to verify my observations by every possible means.

— Robert Koch circa 1880s
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I am quite confident that the structure is helical, but the exact dimensions are still to be determined.

— Rosalind Franklin 1952
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I hope that no one takes my views seriously.

— James Watson Unspecified
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If I were to live a hundred years, I would not have enough time to test all the possible combinations.

— Gregor Mendel 1860s
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The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.

— Robert Oppenheimer Unknown
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I am an optimist, because I believe that man is capable of solving his problems.

— Enrico Fermi Unknown
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I believe that the proper dose of vitamin C is 10 grams per day, and that it should be taken in divided doses throughout the day.

— Linus Pauling 1970s
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Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die, Life is a broken-winged bird, That cannot fly.

— Langston Hughes 1922
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People who believe that they are white, and who are not, are a very great danger to us all.

— James Baldwin Approx. 1960s-1970s
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I am a great believer in the power of an enthusiastic imagination.

— Ada Lovelace 1841
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The Christian believer is like a tenant who is about to sign a lease on a flat when someone tells him that the owner of the flat does not exist.

— Francis Crick 1966
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I believe that the time will come when man will be able to fly to the moon and beyond.

— Wernher von Braun 1950s
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I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream.

— Vincent van Gogh 1888-1890 (approx.)
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