When an old and distinguished person speaks to you, listen to him carefully and with respect โ but do not believe him. Never put your trust into anything but your own intellect. Your elder, no matter whether he has gray hair or has lost his hair, no matter whether he is a Nobel laureate โ may be wrong. The world progresses, year by year, century by century, as the members of the younger generation find out what was wrong among the things that their elders said. So you must always be skeptical โ always think for yourself.
Linus PaulingWe may say that life has borrowed from inanimate processes the same basic mechanism used in producing those striking structures that are crystals, with their beautiful plane faces.
Linus PaulingThe problem of an atomic war must not be confused by minor problems such as Communism versus capitalism. An atomic war would kill everyone, left, right, or center.
Linus PaulingMan's great power of thinking, remembering, and communicating are responsible for the evolution of civilization.
Linus Pauling