"Incontrovertible is not a scientific word. Nothing is incontrovertible in science."

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Ivar Giaever

#Science Quotes #Technology Quotes

“The hundred-point man is one who is true to every trust; who keeps his word; who is loyal to the firm that employs him; who does not listen for insults nor look for slights; who carries a civil tongue in his head; who is polite to strangers without being fresh; who is considerate toward servants; who is moderate in his eating and drinking; who is willing to learn; who is cautious and yet courageous.”
“I don't want to express violence or anger or hate in my art. I want to express forgiveness.”

Source : The Believer interview, www.believermag.com. December 2004.
“Work hard, earn a great living, get whatever you want out of life, have all the stuff you want. But there should be a ceiling on it-enough is enough!”
“I think that it is useless to fight directly against natural weaknesses. One has to force oneself to act as though one did not have them in circumstances where a duty makes it imperative; and in the ordinary course of life one has to know these weaknesses, prudently take them into account, and strive to turn them to good purpose; for they are all capable of being put to some good purpose.”
“Pure happiness can only be attained through developing our mind.”
“No one is so completely disenchanted with the world, or knows it so thoroughly, or is so utterly disgusted with it, that when it begins to smile upon him he does not become partially reconciled to it.”
“When you work with people whom you like and you admire because they're so good at what they do, it doesn't feel like work. It's like you're playing.”
“Metro was really a star-builder, no doubt about that. You were wrapped in cotton wool.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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