Leo Szilard Quotes

"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
(Related: Decision)

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

"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
(Related: Work, Being, Friends, Memory, Solitude, Strangers, Years)

"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
(Related: Home, Night, Sorrow, World)

"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
(Related: Genius, Idiots)

"Pronouncement of experts to the effect that something cannot be done has always irritated me."
- Leo Szilard
(Related: Effect, Experts)

"Don't lie if you don't have to."
- Leo Szilard
(Related: Lie)