Oppenheimer

"We sought the secrets of the atom and found the secret of our own darkness."

"The human spirit is capable of both creation and destruction."

"Success in science is measured by understanding, not by conquest."

"I regret nothing about the science, only about how it was used."

"The greatest tragedy is knowledge without wisdom."

"We were young men playing with the forces of nature."

"The world before the bomb and the world after are different universes."

"To create is to accept responsibility for one's creation."

"Science advances through the courage of great minds."

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

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

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

"We cannot escape the consequences of our genius."

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

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

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

"We created something beautiful and terrible."

"A true scientist never stops questioning."

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

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

"Moral courage is the rarest form of courage."

"We lived in an age of unprecedented possibility."

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

"To understand nature is to understand ourselves."

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

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

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

"Patience is the virtue of the wise."

"We are the authors of our own fate."

"The weight of responsibility never leaves you."