Quotes from Abdus Salam

I'm afraid there's a big confusion in the world between nuclear power and nuclear arms.

Before Chernobyl or without Chernobyl the nuclear power was the safe thing.

The creation of Physics is the shared heritage of all mankind. East and West, North and South have equally participated in it.

In this respect, the history of science, like the history of all civilization, has gone through cycles.

Scientific thought and its creation is the common and shared heritage of mankind.

The Chernobyl technology is different from the technology which is used in the west, mainly.

From time immemorial, man has desired to comprehend the complexity of nature in terms of as few elementary concepts as possible.

Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity.

People either buy nuclear power, nuclear reactors from outside, and don't train their own men, or they just don't go into nuclear power at all, they are so afraid of it.

Personally I would like to see that the nuclear age, in terms of power, does come, because there's no long-term future for developing countries without nuclear power.

Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked.