Dan Shechtman Quotes
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I think the main lesson that I have learned is that a good scientist is a humble scientist who is open-minded to listen to other scientists when they discover something.
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I am a proud Zionist. I can tell you about every blossom that grows in this land. I know the history and the Bible.
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The frontiers of science, on the very small scale and very large scale, require large investments and international effort.
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Let us advance science to create a better world for all.
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I fell in love with science and decided to continue for my Ph.D., and from there on, I was a scientist.
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Colleges will try to get the good students. That's the way to go. When I chaired my department of Materials Engineering at the Technion in 1990, we started a program for which we set the bar very high. It was the highest at the Technion, above electrical engineering and medicine.
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When my grandchildren are older and my great-grandchildren start growing up, first of all, I want them to be in Israel. I don't want them to leave the country because they have no choice.
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I always say that people are like peanut shells on the ocean: the waves will take them everywhere.
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I hope that I have had some effect on the fact that Israel is a start-up nation.
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Me as president would not be like anybody else as president. Everyone does the job differently.
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Sustainable development requires human ingenuity. People are the most important resource.
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In most cases, the news is not really news. But in some cases, discoveries are made and should be listened to.
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As far as innovation goes, I can tell you that Korean students are reluctant to step out of line. If I ask questions, nobody raises their hands - not because they don't know the answers, but because they don't want to step out of line.
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Israel, in general, should learn from other nations. We have a tendency to teach the world. In many cases, we should learn from the world, because they make advances.
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The good people look for challenges. When teaching becomes a prestigious profession, then you'll get good people.
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I told myself, 'I am teaching entrepreneurship, so I should be an entrepreneur myself.'
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The Technion didn't teach students how to open a start-up.
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Young people in Israel are encouraged to design, produce and sell their products from high school. Technical universities also matter. Teach and introduce entrepreneurship courses in technical universities.
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I can unite the people of Israel, so I won't speak about controversial issues, which divide the people.
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A president should look for what binds the people together rather than what drives them apart. As soon as you are identified with one side of the political map, you are no longer everybody's president.
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In the forefront of science, there is not much difference between religion and science. People harbor beliefs. That's what happens when people believe something religiously.
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Wherever I go in the world, I'm treated like royalty.
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Select a subject that interests you and make an effort to become an expert in that field. I promise you, if you make the effort, and you become an expert, you will have a wonderful career.
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I'm proud of my family, very proud - I have ten grandchildren, four children, and one wife.