Quote by George Porter
When the honour is given to that scientist personally the happines

When the honour is given to that scientist personally the happiness is sweet indeed. Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers. – George Porter

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Tonight I should like to thank all those who have shared my work and to acknowledge the debt that I owe to my wife whose encouragement to put research before all other things has been a great strength to me. – George Porter

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strength
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It is not only my laboratory and my place of work but also my home, so that on the 30th October I was able to share my happiness immediately with my students and collaborators and, at the same time, with my wife and family. – George Porter

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Happiness
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I have no doubt that we will be successful in harnessing the suns energy. If sunbeams were weapons of war, we would have had solar energy centuries ago. – George Porter

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Mystery is gone to the certainty of technological principles. So the real terror, the real aggression against life comes in the form of the pursuit of our technological happiness. – Godfrey Reggio

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As long as you understand that you find happiness through family, friends and love, then money is just a nice bonus. – Ioan Gruffudd

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Happiness

I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable. – Victoria Woodhull

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Happiness? That’s nothing more than health and a poor memory. – Albert Schweitzer

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I have a bit of a rebellious nature. – John Cusack

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