The only use for an atomic bomb is to keep somebody else from using one.

Quote by George Wald

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The trouble with most of the things that people want is that they get them.

The trouble with most of the things that people want is that they get them.

We've committed many war crimes in Vietnam - but I'll tell you something interesting about...

We've committed many war crimes in Vietnam - but I'll tell you something interesting about...

Since we have had a history, men have pursued an ideal of immortality.

Since we have had a history, men have pursued an ideal of immortality.

A scientist should be the happiest of men.

A scientist should be the happiest of men.

And, you see, we are living in a world in which all wars are wars...

And, you see, we are living in a world in which all wars are wars...

You see, every creature alive on the earth today represents an unbroken line of life...

You see, every creature alive on the earth today represents an unbroken line of life...

A lecture is much more of a dialogue than many of you probably realize.

A lecture is much more of a dialogue than many of you probably realize.

It's not good enough to give it tender, loving care, to supply it with breakfast...

It's not good enough to give it tender, loving care, to supply it with breakfast...

I tell my students to try early in life to find an unattainable objective.

I tell my students to try early in life to find an unattainable objective.

There's life all over this universe, but the only life in the solar system is...

There's life all over this universe, but the only life in the solar system is...

Our business is with life, not death.

Our business is with life, not death.

All War Departments are now Defense Departments. This is all part of the doubletalk of...

All War Departments are now Defense Departments. This is all part of the doubletalk of...

We have to get rid of those nuclear weapons.

We have to get rid of those nuclear weapons.

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

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

The Nobel Prize is an honor unique in the world in having found its way...

The Nobel Prize is an honor unique in the world in having found its way...

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

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

A physicist is an atom's way of knowing about atoms.

A physicist is an atom's way of knowing about atoms.

I think all of you know there is no adequate defense against massive nuclear attack.

I think all of you know there is no adequate defense against massive nuclear attack.

In fact, death seems to have been a rather late invention in evolution. One can...

In fact, death seems to have been a rather late invention in evolution. One can...

The Vietnamese have a secret weapon. It's their willingness to die beyond our willingness to...

The Vietnamese have a secret weapon. It's their willingness to die beyond our willingness to...