J Robert Oppenheimer quotes

" Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace. " # Peace # Learning # Ignorance

" The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence. " # Intelligence and Intellectuals # Focus # Ability

" General principles should not be based on exceptional cases. " # Principles

" The quality of a university is measured more by the kind of student it turns out than the kind it takes in. " # Education # Colleges and Universities # Students

" Not wanting to die was another universal constant, it seemed. " # Death and Dying

" Honor does not have to be defended. " # Honor

" Genius sees the answer before the question. " # Genius

" I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.N.B. This is a paraphrase from the ancient Hindu text, the Bhagavad Gita. " # Autobiography

" Set priorities for your goals. A major part of successful living lies in the ability to put first things first. Indeed, the reason most major goals are not achieved is that we spend our time doing second things first. " # Time and Time Management

" Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man. " # Mistakes