Both the man of science and the man of action live always at the edge of mystery, surrounded by it.

Quote by J Robert Oppenheimer

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It worked. (said after witnessing the first atomic detonation).

It worked. (said after witnessing the first atomic detonation).

There must be no barriers for freedom of inquiry. There is no place for dogma...

There must be no barriers for freedom of inquiry. There is no place for dogma...

I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.

I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.

The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up...

The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up...

Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.

Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.

In a free world, if it is to remain free, we must maintain, with our...

In a free world, if it is to remain free, we must maintain, with our...

Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous...

Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous...

The most beautiful philosophical song existing in any known tongue.

The most beautiful philosophical song existing in any known tongue.

There are children playing in the streets who could solve some of my top problems...

There are children playing in the streets who could solve some of my top problems...

Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous...

Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous...

When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and...

When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and...

The optimist thinks that this is the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist...

The optimist thinks that this is the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist...

The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up...

The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up...

In some sort of crude sense, which no vulgarity, no humor, no overstatement can quite...

In some sort of crude sense, which no vulgarity, no humor, no overstatement can quite...

No man should escape our universities without knowing how little he knows.

No man should escape our universities without knowing how little he knows.

The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it...

The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it...

Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.

Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.

If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace...

If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace...

In every election in American history both parties have their cliches. The party that has...

In every election in American history both parties have their cliches. The party that has...

The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true...

The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true...

The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

I was in my thirteenth year when I heard a voice from God to help...

I was in my thirteenth year when I heard a voice from God to help...

Wisdom never lies

Wisdom never lies