"A great power imposes the obligation of exercising restraint, and we did not live up to this obligation. I think this affected many of the scientists in a subtle sense, and it diminished their desire to continue to work on the bomb."

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Source : "President Truman Did Not Understand". U.S. News & World Report, August 15, 1960.

Leo Szilard

#Exercise Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Desire Quotes

“I don't like to think about stuff that's boring.”

Source : "Crooked Fingers". Interview with Alison Fields, pitchfork.com. March 1, 2002.
“Nature sometimes contrives to disconcert by reflecting the image of our creation.”
“I think that if we don't get these politicians to come together we face the most predictable economic crisis in history.”
“It takes courage to begin something, but it can take even more to end it.”
“If someone offered you a pill that would make you permanently happy, you would be well advised to run fast and run far. Emotion is a compass that tells us what to do, and a compass that perpetually stuck on north is worthless.”
“I congratulate NUS for launching a new degree, a bachelor of environmental studies. This is a most timely initiative. One of the biggest challenges facing Asia is to reconcile Asia's rapid economic development with care for the environment.”
“When a manager asks for hard data, that's usually just his way of saying no.”

Source : Talk at MS Research, November 2004.
“I relate to those characters - and any character I play - in as much as I put myself in their positions and feel how I would personally deal with their experiences.”

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