An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.
NIELS BOHRIt is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth.
More Niels Bohr Quotes
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If anybody says he can think about quantum physics without getting giddy, that only shows he has not understood the first thing about them.
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Truth is something that we can attempt to doubt, and then perhaps, after much exertion, discover that part of the doubt is not justified.
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When searching for harmony in life one must never forget that in the drama of existence we are ourselves both actors and spectators.
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A deep truth is a truth so deep that not only is it true but it’s exact opposite is also true.
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It is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth.
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All rising curves that show unwelcome trends in human affairs will approach infinity if extended far enough, but it is we who dictate the curve and not vice versa.
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Address to Albert Einstein: You are not thinking. You are merely being logical.
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Truth and clarity are complementary.
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Oh what idiots we have all been, this is just as it must be.
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Accuracy and clarity of statement are mutually exclusive.
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Of course I don’t believe in it pointing to horseshoe on his office wall. But I understand that it brings you luck whether you believe in it or not.
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Every valuable human being must be a radical and a rebel, for what he must aim at is to make things better than they are.
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There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them.
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We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough.
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If you think you understand it, that only shows that you don’t know the first thing about it.
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