67 Quotes by Edward Teller

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    A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective.

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    Had we not pursued the hydrogen bomb, there is a very real threat that we would now all be speaking Russian. I have no regrets.

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    The main purpose of science is simplicity and as we understand more things, everything is becoming simpler.

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    I tried to contribute to the defeat of the Soviets. If I contributed 1%, it is 1% of something enormous.

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    In a dangerous situation we have chosen the most dangerous of courses...we have chosen not to face our danger!

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    A state-of-the-art calculation requires 100 hours of CPU time on the state-of-the-art computer, independent of the decade.

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