Robert J. Oppenheimer

The most you get is what you ask for.

I don’t write letters anymore.

I grew up in a very masculine environment. So I was around a lot of men, my brothers and their friends. There was just a lot of guys around.

You don’t know what the hell you’re talking about! You’re crazy!

There’s no limit to the things you can do.

In ceremonies of the horsemen, even the pawn must hold a grudge.

I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.

Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.

Anyone who does anything useful will not go unpaid.

If you become a teacher, by your pupils you’ll be taught.

But to do for the world more than the world does for you, that is Success.

Since when is “public safety” the root password to the Constitution?

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.

You can never get enough of what you don’t really need.