No endeavor that is worthwhile is simple in prospect; if it is right, it will be simple in retrospect. – Edward Teller
Had we not pursued the hydrogen bomb, there is a very real threat that we would now all be speaking Russian. I have no regrets. – Edward Teller
The main purpose of science is simplicity and as we understand more things, everything is becoming simpler. – Edward Teller
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. – Edward Teller
My experience has been in a short 77 years that in the end when you fight for a desperate cause and have good reasons to fight, you usually win. – Edward Teller
I tried to contribute to the defeat of the Soviets. If I contributed 1%, it is 1% of something enormous. – Edward Teller
