Oppenheimer (I) (2023)
Tom Conti: Albert Einstein
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Quotes
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J. Robert Oppenheimer : Albert? When I came to you with those calculations, we thought we might start a chain reaction that would destroy the entire world...
Albert Einstein : I remember it well. What of it?
J. Robert Oppenheimer : I believe we did.
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Albert Einstein : When they've punished you enough, they'll serve you salmon and potato salad, make speeches, give you a medal, and pat you in the back telling all is forgiven. Just remember, it won't be for you... it would be for them.
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Albert Einstein : Robert, this is not mine, it's yours.
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Albert Einstein : [Referring to Teller's calculations that there's a possibility that a chain reaction might not stop and subsequently destroy the Earth] Well, you'll get to the truth.
J. Robert Oppenheimer : And if the truth is catastrophic?
Albert Einstein : Then you stop and you share your findings with the Nazis so neither side destroys the world.