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Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.

Niels Bohr

A person who wasn’t outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn’t understand what had been said.
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Funny Person Science Understand
There are two sorts of truth: trivialities, where opposites are clearly absurd, and profound truths, recognised by the fact that the opposite is also a profound truth.
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Deep Mad Recognition Truth
Physics is the belief that a simple and consistent description of nature is possible.
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Belief Nature Possible Simplicity
When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry.
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Language Poetry Science
It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how nature is. Physics concerns what we say about nature.
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Learning Nature Theory Thinking Wrong
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
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
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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Inspirational Life Science Thinking Understand
Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.
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Difficult Future Time
I go into the Upanishads to ask questions.
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Book Myself Religious
Nothing exists until it is measured.
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Existence One Liner
Truth and clarity are complementary.
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One Liner Science Truth
Some things are so serious, they can only be joked about.
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Funny Joke Science Serious
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
In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
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Audience Existence Greatness Time
There are trivial truths and the great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth is also true.
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Deep Fake Greatness Truth Wisdom

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