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I believe in good. It is an ephemeral and elusive quality. It is the center of my beliefs, but it cannot be strengthened by talking about it.

Edward Teller

There is no case where ignorance should be preferred to knowledge — especially if the knowledge is terrible.

Edward Teller

When you fight for a desperate cause and have good reasons to fight, you usually win.

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Secrecy in science does not work. Withholding information does more damage to us than to our competitors.

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I believe in evil. It is the property of all those who are certain of truth. Despair and fanaticism are only differing manifestations of evil.

Edward Teller

When you come to the end of all the light you know, and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: either you will be given something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly.

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One may say that predictions are dangerous particularly for the future.

Edward Teller

Edward Teller

Edward Teller

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Born: January 15, 1908

Died: September 9, 2003 (aged 95)

Bio: Edward Teller was a Hungarian-born American theoretical physicist who is known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb", although he claimed he did not care for the title.

Known for:

Conversations on the Dark Secrets of Physics (1991)
Our nuclear future (1958)
Better a shield than a sword (1987)
The legacy of Hiroshima (1962)

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