From the beginning of the Radiation Laboratory, I have had the rare good fortune of being in the center of a group of men of high ability, enthusiastic and completely devoted to scientific pursuits.

The atomic bombs will surely shorten the war, and let us hope that they will effectively end war as a possibility in human affairs.

It never does much good to find out why you can't; put your effort into what you can do.

From the beginning of the Radiation Laboratory, I have had the rare good fortune of being in the center of a group of men of high ability, enthusiastic and completely devoted to scientific pursuits.

Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere; and somewhere hearts are light; And somewhere men are laughing; and little children shout; But there is no joy in Mudville- great Casey has struck out.

No individual is alone responsible for a single stepping stone along the path of progress, and where the path is smooth progress is most rapid.

I have suggested that scientific progress requires a favorable environment.