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He was simply unable to let things be foggy. Since they always are, this kept him pretty active.

— Enrico Fermi

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There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.

Nuclear Principles in Engineering (2005)

I cannot think of a single one, not even intelligence.

If I could remember the names of all these particles, I'd be a botanist.

Hyperspace (1995)

The fact that no limits exist to the destructiveness of this weapon makes its very existence and the knowledge of its construction a danger to humanity as a whole. It is necessarily an evil thing considered in any light.

Such a weapon goes far beyond any military objective and enters the range of very great natural catastrophes. By its very nature it cannot be confined to a military objective but becomes a weapon which in practical effect is almost one of genocide.

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