Oppenheimer

"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of human endeavors."

"We stood at the threshold of a new age."

"Technology is the tool of civilization."

"I have become the instrument of doom."

"The greatest discoveries come from the most curious minds."

"We must balance ambition with conscience."

"The bomb changed everything about how we see the world."

"Literature teaches us what science cannot."

"A man's worth is measured by what he does with his knowledge."

"The weight of responsibility never leaves you."

"We are the authors of our own fate."

"Patience is the virtue of the wise."

"The mind has no limits when imagination is unleashed."

"We have opened a door that cannot be closed."

"Art and science are not so different—both seek beauty."

"To understand nature is to understand ourselves."

"The greatest strength is the strength to admit error."

"We lived in an age of unprecedented possibility."

"Moral courage is the rarest form of courage."

"The consequences of our work will echo through the ages."

"I sought to change the world, but the world changed me."

"A true scientist never stops questioning."

"We created something beautiful and terrible."

"The pursuit of power often leads to its own destruction."

"History will judge our actions far more harshly than we judge ourselves."

"The mind of a physicist is both gift and curse."

"We cannot escape the consequences of our genius."

"Every discovery carries within it the seeds of its own misuse."

"The beauty of an equation is worth the price of its application."

"A man who knows too much must bear the weight of that knowledge."