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Niels Bohr

Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it.
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Change Difficult Force Greatness Ourselves Thinking
And anyone who thinks they can talk about quantum theory without feeling dizzy hasn’t yet understood the first thing about it.
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Feeling Talk Theory Thinking Understand
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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Discovery Doubt Justice Science Truth
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
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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Crazy Enough Feeling Theory
Address to Albert Einstein: You are not thinking. You are merely being logical.
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Logical Thinking Yourself
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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Drama Existence Forget Life Ourselves Peace Search
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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Enough Human Rise Science Vice
Accuracy and clarity of statement are mutually exclusive.
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Science Support
Opposites are not contradictory but complementary.
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Education Learning Science
Anyone who can contemplate quantum mechanics without getting dizzy hasn’t understood it.
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Science Understand
It is a great pity that human beings cannot find all of their satisfaction in scientific contemplativeness.
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Greatness Human Satisfaction Science
In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
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Audience Existence Greatness Time
Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.
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Expression Inspirational Science Thinking
If we couldn’t laugh at ourselves, that would be the end of everything.
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End Laughter Ourselves
If quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet.
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Science Understand Yourself

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