Robert Oppenheimer

Manhattan Project leader

Modern influential 140 sayings

Sayings by Robert Oppenheimer

The greatest discoveries are those that shatter our preconceived notions.

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Science is not a game, it is a way of life.

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The world is not a collection of facts, but a collection of relationships.

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The atomic age has changed everything, save our modes of thinking, and thus we drift toward unparalleled catastrophe.

1946 — Attributed to Albert Einstein, but often misattributed to Oppenheimer or a sentiment he shared.
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The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

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I find myself in a world in which the physicists have known sin.

1947 — Slight variation of famous quote, likely a misremembering or paraphrase.
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There are some people who can live without wild places, and some who cannot.

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The atomic bomb is a terrible weapon. But it is also a symbol of hope.

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The atom will give us power, but it will also give us responsibility.

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We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through it.

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The scientist is a man who seeks the truth, no matter how uncomfortable it may be.

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The world is full of wonders, if only we take the time to look.

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Science is a voyage of discovery, not a destination.

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The future is not a gift, it is an achievement.

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The greatest discovery is to find oneself.

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The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.

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We may be living in a world where the future is already written, but we still have the power to change it.

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The greatest adventure is to explore the unknown.

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The only constant in life is change.

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The best way to predict the future is to create it.

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