Fred Sanger

Biochemist English 1918 – 2013

Only person to win two Nobel Prizes in Chemistry.

387 quotes

"War creates wounds that generations must heal."
War
"Motivation multiplies when shared with others."
Motivation
"Inspiration is available to anyone seeking it."
Inspiration
"Strong relationships weather any storm."
Relationships
"Solitude rejuvenates the weary soul."
Solitude
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."
Science
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
Life
"In science, there are no shortcuts to truth."
Truth
"The mind is everything. What you think, you become."
Wisdom
"Research is the act of going up alleys to see if they are blind."
Science
"Knowledge is power, but only if it is shared."
Knowledge
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a person can change their life by changing their attitude."
Change
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Courage
"Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge."
Science
"Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution."
Wisdom
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Dreams
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
Perseverance
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Work
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
"Time is the most valuable thing. Use it wisely."
Time
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
Nature
"To know oneself is the beginning of all wisdom."
Wisdom
"The brain is wider than the sky."
Imagination
"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."
Peace
"Gratitude is the sign of noble souls."
Gratitude
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
Education
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Knowledge
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."
Hope
"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
Creativity
"Strength does not come from winning."
Strength