Edward Teller

“The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.”

“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.”

“Two paradoxes are better than one; they may even suggest a solution.”

“Physics is, hopefully, simple. Physicists are not.”

“There is no comfort in the atom bomb, but we must not be afraid of it.”

“Secrecy, once accepted, becomes an addiction.”

“If you say you can't, you won't.”

“The real danger is that we will do nothing.”

“The most important single thing is to be able to laugh at yourself.”

“We must be prepared for the worst, and the worst is having the enemy possess a weapon we don't have.”

“I believed in the possibility of developing the hydrogen bomb. My scientific duty demanded that I pursue it.”

“My only wish is to be a mediocrity. This is always possible. I am not a mediocrity.”