Quotes from Enrico Fermi

One might be led to question whether the scientists acted wisely in presenting the statesmen of the world with this appalling problem. Actually there was no choice. Once basic knowledge is acquired, any attempt at preventing its fruition would be as futile as hoping to stop the earth from revolving around the sun.

?lerlemek istiyorsan küçük çevrendeki, küçük ç?karlarla zaman kaybetme. Kafan? kald?r, en iyilere bak; gücün yetiyorsa onlarla yar??, yetmiyorsa onlar? taklit et.

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

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