"If there ever was a misnomer, it is "exact science." Science has always been full of mistakes. The present day is no exception. And our mistakes are good mistakes; they require a genius to correct. Of course, we do not see our own mistakes."

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Source : Edward Teller, Wendy Teller, Wilson Talley (2013). “Conversations on the Dark Secrets of Physics”, p.37, Basic Books

Edward Teller

#Mistake Quotes #Science Quotes #Genius Quotes

“I used to look at gay men and think, 'I'm not like that, I don't want to be like that, that's not me.'”
“When I have them working together, it's like a beautiful kaleidoscope.”
“The photograph, the clothes, the sets - this was about 1974, and I started hanging out with my friend Richard Sold, who was playing in a band with Patti Smith.”
“I mean, sleeping with the same woman, night after night. Boring!”
“if we hold fast our confidence in Him, but our faith is also, by the exercise, strengthened: and so it comes, that, if we walk with God in any measure of uprightness of heart, the trials of faith will be greater and greater.”
“If you are in an improv jazz ensemble or a small chamber group, you learn to think fast on your feet and how to be flexible and to collaborate and compromise, and that may yield a creative outcome.”

Source : "Executive Life; Learning Teamwork By Making Music" by Amy Zipkin, www.nytimes.com. November 16, 2003.
“You will achieve your grand dream, a day at a time, so set goals for each day.”
“God is a tremendous supporter of creation, especially of all living beings.”

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