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A physicist is just an atom’s way of looking at itself.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Your theory is crazy, but it’s not crazy enough to be true.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr A deep truth is a truth so deep that not only is it true but it’s exact opposite is also true.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Accuracy and clarity of statement are mutually exclusive.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Our task is not to penetrate the essence of things, the meaning of which we do not know anyway, but rather to develop concepts which allow us to talk in a productive way about phenomena in nature
Niels BohrNiels Bohr The opposite of every great idea is another great idea.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Anyone who can contemplate quantum mechanics without getting dizzy hasn’t understood it.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Nothing exists until it is measured.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr It is not enough to be wrong, one must also be polite.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr You must come to Copenhagen to work with us. We like people who can actually perform thought experiments!
Niels BohrNiels Bohr No paradox, no progress.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr 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.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Opposites are not contradictory but complementary.
Niels BohrNiels 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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