Thomas Paine Men occasionally stumble over truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory. This creative ability, similar to that of art, essentially distinguishes Chemistry among the natural sciences. M. Bertholet It is foolish to give the impression that Chemistry is some sort of sub-branch of Physics. It is not.
Chemistry has a totally different philosophy and has a strongly creative potential.
It can create substances and materials never dreamt of before. If universities and liberal arts colleges would demand as many courses in science as MIT and Caltech require in the humanities, we could lead our students up a gentle slope to a considerable level of learning. It is almost as presumptuous to think you can do nothing as to think you can do everything. Every worthwhile accomplishment has a price tag in terms of hard work, patience, faith, and endurance. Ted Engstrom Criticism is something you can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.