Atomic Bomb Quotes

86 Atomic Bomb quotes by 72 unique authors

The people of Hiroshima went to work at once to restore human society in the aftermath of the great atomic flood. They were concerned to… — Kenzaburo Oe
Nothing could have been more obvious to the people of the early twentieth century than the rapidity with which war was becoming impossible. And as… — H.G. Wells
Anyway, I'm sort of glad they've got the atomic bomb invented. If there's ever another war, I'm going to sit right the hell on top… — J D Salinger
Japan suffered terribly from the atomic bomb but never adopted a pose of moral superiority, implying: 'We would never have done it!' The Japanese know… — George Mikes
Japan is the only country in the world to have suffered the ravages of atomic bombing. That experience left an indelible mark on the hearts… — Eisaku Sato
At exactly fifteen minutes past eight in the morning, on August 6, 1945, Japanese time, at the moment when the atomic bomb flashed above Hiroshima,… — John Hersey
I've learned that next to the atomic bomb, the greatest danger is defeatism, despair, and inadequate awareness of what human beings possess. I feel that… — Norman Cousins
The boy and girl going hand in hand through a meadow; the mother washing her baby; the sweet simple things in life. We have almost… — Edward Steichen
Second point is no one here could predict or know that Israel was involved or started producing the hydrogen bomb - the most advanced and… — Mordechai Vanunu
My job was to produce plutonium that was used for atomic bomb. — Mordechai Vanunu
The atomic bomb embodies the results of a combination genius and patience as remarkable as any in the history of mankind. — Bertrand Russell
Every artist's strictly illimitable country is himself. An artist who plays that country false has committed suicide;and even a good lawyer cannot kill the dead.… — E E Cummings
The news today about 'Atomic bombs' is so horrifying one is stunned. The utter folly of these lunatic physicists to consent to do such work… — J.R.R. Tolkien
I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the… — Albert Einstein
Anyone who saw Nagasaki would suddenly realize that they'd been kept in the dark by the United States government as to what atomic bombs can… — Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Fatigue is what we experience, but it is what a match is to an atomic bomb. — Laura Hillenbrand
The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul. — Herbert Hoover
I always go back to Harry Truman: Should we drop an atomic bomb to save 100,000 lives? That's a hell of a decision to make.… — Lee Iacocca
The atomic bomb certainly is the most powerful of all weapons, but it is conclusively powerful and effective only in the hands of the nation… — Lyndon B. Johnson
When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and you argue about what to do about it only after… — J. Robert Oppenheimer
The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond… — J. Robert Oppenheimer
After the atomic bombs were dropped, the war ended and we went into Tokyo Bay with the rest of the fleet, the Missouri and the… — Barney Ross
Encouraging underground uranium mining on the Colorado Plateau um, the federal government was the only purchaser of uranium ore to try to manufacture uh, atomic… — Tom Udall
The sight of the first woman in the minimal two-piece was as explosive as the detonation of the atomic bomb by the U.S. at Bikini… — Tom Waits
Dropping those atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a war crime. — George Wald

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