Two paradoxes are better than one; they may even suggest a solution.
Meaning of the quote
This quote means that having two contradictory ideas or beliefs can actually be helpful. Paradoxes, or things that seem to contradict each other, can sometimes lead to new and better solutions when looked at together. So, exploring multiple paradoxes can be more useful than just focusing on one.
More quotes from Edward Teller
My experience has been in a short 77 years that in the end when you fight for a desperate cause and have good reasons to fight, you usually win.
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Two paradoxes are better than one; they may even suggest a solution.
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The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.
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No endeavor that is worthwhile is simple in prospect; if it is right, it will be simple in retrospect.
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Physics is, hopefully, simple. Physicists are not.
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Secrecy, once accepted, becomes an addiction.
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A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective.
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Life improves slowly and goes wrong fast, and only catastrophe is clearly visible.
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Had we not pursued the hydrogen bomb, there is a very real threat that we would now all be speaking Russian. I have no regrets.
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The main purpose of science is simplicity and as we understand more things, everything is becoming simpler.
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I tried to contribute to the defeat of the Soviets. If I contributed 1%, it is 1% of something enormous.
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