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Niels Bohr

The present state of atomic theory is characterized by the fact that we not only believe the existence of atoms to be proved beyond a doubt, but also we even believe that we have an intimate knowledge of the constituents of the individual atoms.
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Believe Beyond Character Doubt Knowledge Science Theory
We all know your idea is crazy. The question is whether it is crazy enough.
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Crazy Enough Genius Ideas Mad
Anyone who can contemplate quantum mechanics without getting dizzy hasn’t understood it.
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Science Understand
Accuracy and clarity of statement are mutually exclusive.
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Science Support
In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
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Audience Existence Greatness Time
Einstein, stop telling God what to do!
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Funny God One Liner
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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Deep Science Truth Wisdom
Sometimes the child in one behaves a certain way and the rest of oneself follows behind, slowly shaking its head.
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Change Children Oneself Time
There is no hope for any speculation that does not look absurd at first glance.
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Appearance Hope Mad
When we measure something we are forcing an undetermined, undefined world to assume an experimental value. We are not measuring the world, we are creating it.
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Creation Force Science Value World
The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.
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Fake Science Truth Wisdom
One must always do what one really cannot.
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Inspirational Oneself
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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Himself Human Value
Nothing exists until it is measured.
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Existence One Liner
Some subjects are so serious that one can only joke about them.
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Joke Oneself Serious
An independant reality in the ordinary physical sense can neither be ascribed to the phenomenon nor to the agencies of observation.
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Agency Independent Ordinary Reality

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