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I have lived much of my life among molecules. They are good company. ↗

— George Wald

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I tell my students to try to know molecules, so well that when they have some question involving molecules, they can ask themselves, What would I do if I were that molecule? ↗

— George Wald

#i #i do #involving #know #molecule

In fact, death seems to have been a rather late invention in evolution. One can go a long way in evolution before encountering an authentic corpse. ↗

— George Wald

#been #before #corpse #death #encountering

It would be a poor thing to be an atom in a universe without physicists, and physicists are made of atoms. A physicist is an atom's way of knowing about atoms. ↗

— George Wald

#atom #atoms #knowing #made #physicist

In our factory, we make lipstick. In our advertising, we sell hope. ↗

— Peter Nivio Zarlenga

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Science goes from question to question; big questions, and little, tentative answers. The questions as they age grow ever broader, the answers are seen to be more limited. ↗

— George Wald

#answers #big #big questions #broader #ever

The concept of war crimes is an American invention. ↗

— George Wald

#concept #crimes #invention #war

The Nobel Prize is an honor unique in the world in having found its way into the hearts and minds of simple people everywhere. It casts a light of peace and reason upon us all; and for that I am especially grateful. ↗

— George Wald

#casts #especially #everywhere #found #grateful

The only point of government is to safeguard and foster life. ↗

— George Wald

#government #life #only #point #safeguard

The thought that we're in competition with Russians or with Chinese is all a mistake, and trivial. We are one species, with a world to win. ↗

— George Wald

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