Sakharov Quotes

#1. I cannot think of a greater symbol of human resistance and courage than our Nobel laureate colleague Andrei Sakharov.

Torsten Wiesel

#2. Do not trust governments more than governments trust their own people.

Andrei Sakharov

#3. A wise person has more power over his enemies than they have over themselves.

Matshona Dhliwayo

#4. Our country, like every modern state, needs profound democratic reforms. It needs political and ideological pluralism, a mixed economy and protection of human rights and the opening up of society.

Andrei Sakharov

#5. There are great roads, beautiful bridges, lovely parks, gorgeous gardens and wonderful buildings in a big city. But there is something missing, something very important: The spirit of nature!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

#6. I'm a big horror fan, but I don't enjoy a lot of gore and watching somebody cut their leg off for five hours. I like the older movies where it draws you into the suspense, that sort of shock and awe.

Jacqueline MacInnes Wood

#7. Intellectual freedom is the only guarantee of a scientific - democratic approach to politics, economic development, and culture.

Andrei Sakharov

#8. Profound insights arise only in debate, with a possibility of counterargument, only when there is a possibility of expressing not only correct ideas but also dubious ideas.

Andrei Sakharov

#9. In 1947 I defended my thesis on nuclear physics, and in 1948 I was included in a group of research scientists whose task was to develop nuclear weapons.

Andrei Sakharov

#10. Stand at the brink of despair, and when you see that you cannot bear it anymore, draw back a little, and have a cup of tea.

Sophrony Sakharov

#11. In middle-income countries, inequality becomes a problem because you can see there is a layer of people who are doing well, while the poor are still stuck there. We have 300 million poor in India.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

#12. I've always thought that the most powerful weapon in the world was the bomb and that's why I gave it to my people, but I've come to the conclusion that the most powerful weapon in the world is not the bomb but it's the truth

Andrei Sakharov

#13. A country which does not respect the rights of its own citizens will not respect the rights of its neighbours

Andrei Sakharov

#14. My present work concerns the problems connected with the theory of elementary particles, the theory of gravitation and cosmology and I shall be glad if I can manage to make some contribution to these important branches of science.

Andrei Sakharov

#15. For me, the moral difficulties lie in the continual pressure brought to bear on my friends and immediate family, pressure which is not directed against me personally but which at the same time is all around me.

Andrei Sakharov

#16. International affairs must be completely permeated with scientific methodology and a democratic spirit, with a fearless weighing of all facts, views, and theories, with maximum publicity of ultimate and intermediate goals, and with a consistency of principles.

Andrei Sakharov

#17. Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit.

Andrei Sakharov

#18. We should not minimize our sacred endeavors in this world, where, like faint glimmers in the dark, we have emerged ...

Andrei Sakharov

#19. I'm probably something like 95% chicken nugget

Jeff Kinney

#20. When I first learned to drive and I bought petrol I went to great lengths to trickle the final drops into the petrol tank so it cost a round amount of money like £10. Now I try and spend £19.87 or £20.04 or some other amount that I hope will disturb the cashier's sense of neatness and uniformity.

Helen Smith

#21. What drew me to the violin was mastering the instrument technically, which I'm continuing to do.

Joshua Bell

#22. Nowadays all over the world fighting goes on for freedom and independence but it is hard to find anyone to whom the mystery of the godlike freedom of children of the Heavenly Father has been revealed.

Sophrony Sakharov

#23. [During] the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter [Fair Pay Act], equal pay for equal work, the women led that fight.

Barbara Mikulski

#24. Black Market, like a lot of teams, is a family for me. Just guys that I grew up with that I trust and would do anything for.

JD Era

#25. In and after 1964 when I began to concern myself with the biological issues, and particularly from 1967 onwards, the extent of the problems over which I felt uneasy increased to such a point that in 1968 I felt a compelling urge to make my views public.

Andrei Sakharov

#26. I could not stop something I knew was wrong and terrible. I had an awful sense of powerlessness.

Andrei Sakharov

#27. I think it's always difficult no matter how similar your characters are to yourself to get into that mindset, because however much they are similar to you, they're not you.

Asa Butterfield

#28. You can't sit on two chairs at once.

Andrei Sakharov