Leo Szilard Quotes

I'm all in favor of the democratic principle that one idiot is as good as one genius, but I draw the line when someone takes the next step and concludes that two idiots are better than one genius.
Leo Szilard

Good, Someone, Two

If you want to succeed in the world, you don't have to be much cleverer than other people. You just have to be one day earlier.
Leo Szilard

Succeed, Earlier

Do your work for six years; but in the seventh, go into solitude or among strangers, so that the memory of your friends does not hinder you from being what you have become.
Leo Szilard

Work, Friends, Become

Don't lie if you don't have to.
Leo Szilard

If one knows only what one is told, one does not know enough to be able to arrive at a well-balanced decision.
Leo Szilard

Decision, Enough, Able

A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify.
Leo Szilard

Aim, Discussion, Scientist

Pronouncement of experts to the effect that something cannot be done has always irritated me.
Leo Szilard

Done, Cannot, Effect

We turned the switch, saw the flashes, watched for ten minutes, then switched everything off and went home. That night I knew the world was headed for sorrow.
Leo Szilard

Home, Everything, Night

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: February 11, 1898

Died: May 30, 1964

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