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Quotes by Edward Teller

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Two paradoxes are better than one; they may even suggest a solution.
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Two paradoxes are better than one; they may even suggest a solution.
Nationalism has little to contribute today except further suffering.
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Nationalism has little to contribute today except further suffering.
The scientist is not responsible for the laws of nature. It is his job to find out how these laws operate... Hydrogen bombs will not produce themselves.
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The scientist is not responsible for the laws of nature. It is his job to find out how these laws operate... Hydrogen bombs will not produce themselves.
In our educational institutions applied science may almost be described as a “no-man’s land.”
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In our educational institutions applied science may almost be described as a “no-man’s land.”
Society’s emissions of carbon dioxide may or may not turn out to have something significant to do with global warming-the jury is still out.
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Society’s emissions of carbon dioxide may or may not turn out to have something significant to do with global warming-the jury is still out.
No, I’m the infamous Edward Teller.
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No, I’m the infamous Edward Teller.
If there ever was a misnomer, it is “exact science.” Science has always been full of mistakes. The present day is no exception. And our mistakes are good mistakes; they require a genius to correct. Of course, we do not see our own mistakes.
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If there ever was a misnomer, it is “exact science.” Science has always been full of mistakes. The present day is no exception. And our mistakes are good mistakes; they require a genius to correct. Of course, we do not see our own mistakes.
If anyone wants a hole in the ground, nuclear explosives can make big holes.
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If anyone wants a hole in the ground, nuclear explosives can make big holes.
There is no case where ignorance should be preferred to knowledge – especially if the knowledge is terrible.
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There is no case where ignorance should be preferred to knowledge – especially if the knowledge is terrible.
There’s no system foolproof enough to defeat a sufficiently great fool.
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There’s no system foolproof enough to defeat a sufficiently great fool.
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