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Quotes by Edward Teller

Edward Teller's insights on:

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Two paradoxes are better than one; they may even suggest a solution.
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Nationalism has little to contribute today except further suffering.
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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.
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In our educational institutions applied science may almost be described as a “no-man’s land.”
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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.
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No, I’m the infamous Edward Teller.
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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.
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If anyone wants a hole in the ground, nuclear explosives can make big holes.
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There is no case where ignorance should be preferred to knowledge – especially if the knowledge is terrible.
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There’s no system foolproof enough to defeat a sufficiently great fool.
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