Teller
Teller
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntertainer
Date of Birth14 February 1948
CountryUnited States of America
chosen danger dangerous face situation
In a dangerous situation we have chosen the most dangerous of courses...we have chosen not to face our danger!
knew needed somehow spark
I knew we needed a spark somehow with our scoring. And I had to do it to get us back in the game.
future leading life solutions
The future is all about leading a stress-free life and having all the solutions for all problems at hand.
allowed encouraged explorer great somewhat
The great decision was the Explorer program. The thing we did not do well is that we allowed and somewhat encouraged too much exposure to the program.
cycling good helmet life ruin save tends
The cycling helmet can save your life, but it doesn't look good and tends to ruin your hair.
art independent computer
A state-of-the-art calculation requires 100 hours of CPU time on the state-of-the-art computer, independent of the decade.
eye childhood lenses
The eyes of childhood are magnifying lenses.
infamous
No, I'm the infamous Edward Teller.
believe ambition soul
I believe in excellence. It is a basic need of every human soul. All of us can be excellent, because, fortunately, we are exceedingly diverse in our ambitions and talents.
want nuclear bigs
If anyone wants a hole in the ground, nuclear explosives can make big holes
hands tragedy clean
Could we have avoided the tragedy of Hiroshima? Could we have started the atomic age with clean hands? No one knows. No one can find out.
modern-life looks purpose
When Columbus took off, the purpose was to improve trade relations with China. That problem has not been solved to this very day, but just look at the by-products.
knowing atmosphere nuclear
Knowing he [Bob Serber] was going to the [first atom bomb] test, I asked him how he planned to deal with the danger of rattlesnakes. He said, 'I'll take along a bottle of whiskey.' … I ended by asking, 'What would you do about those possibilities [of what unknown phenomena might cause a nuclear explosion to propagate in the atmosphere]?' Bob replied, 'Take a second bottle of whiskey.
ignorance cases should
There is no case where ignorance should be preferred to knowledge - especially if the knowledge is terrible.