34 Quotes by Leo Szilard

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.

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

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.

In life you must often choose between getting a job done or getting credit for it. In science, the most important thing is not the ideas you have but the decision which ones you choose to pursue. If you have an idea and are not doing anything with it, why spoil someone else’s fun by publishing it?

Don’t lie if you don’t have to.

I’m looking for a market for wisdom.

A man’s clarity of judgment is never very good when you’re involved, and as you grow older, and as you grow more involved, your clarity of judgement suffers .