Science is the search for truth - it is not a game in which one tries to beat his opponent, to do harm to others.
Linus PaulingNations keep agreements, keep their treaties so long as they continue to do them good.
Linus PaulingMan's great power of thinking, remembering, and communicating are responsible for the evolution of civilization.
Linus PaulingIt was obvious-to me at any rate-that the answer was to why an enzyme is able to speed up a chemical reaction by as much as 10 million times. It had to do this by lowering the energy of activation-the energy of forming the activated complex. It could do this by forming strong bonds with the activated complex, but only weak bonds with the reactants or products.
Linus Pauling