Edward Teller (January 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist.
He was born in Hungary, and is known colloquially as "the fa...
There's no system foolproof enough to defeat a sufficiently great fool. Edward Teller
There's no system foolproof enough to defeat a sufficiently great fool.
Total security has never been available to anyone. To expect it is unrealistic; to imagine that it can exist is to invite disaster. Edward Teller
Total security has never been available to anyone. To expect it is unrealistic; to imagine that it can exist is to invite disaster.
The preservation of peace and the improvement of the lot of all people require us to have faith in the rationality of humans. Edward Teller
The preservation of peace and the improvement of the lot of all people require us to have faith in the rationality of humans.
By having simplified what is known, physicists have been led into realms which as yet are anything but simple. Edward Teller
By having simplified what is known, physicists have been led into realms which as yet are anything but simple.
I don't want to kill anybody. I am passionately opposed to killing, but I'm even more passionately fond of freedom. Edward Teller
I don't want to kill anybody. I am passionately opposed to killing, but I'm even more passionately fond of freedom.
If we stay strong, then I believe we can stabilize the world and have peace based on force. Edward Teller
If we stay strong, then I believe we can stabilize the world and have peace based on force.
The main purpose of science is simplicity and as we understand more things, everything is becoming simpler. Edward Teller
The main purpose of science is simplicity and as we understand more things, everything is becoming simpler.
Life improves slowly and goes wrong fast, and only catastrophe is clearly visible. Edward Teller
Life improves slowly and goes wrong fast, and only catastrophe is clearly visible.
Two paradoxes are better than one; they may even suggest a solution. Edward Teller
Two paradoxes are better than one; they may even suggest a solution.
The science of today is the technology of tomorrow. Edward Teller
The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.