Truth and clarity are complementary.
NIELS BOHRAccuracy and clarity of statement are mutually exclusive.
More Niels Bohr Quotes
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There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them.
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It is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth.
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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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A person who wasn’t outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn’t understand what had been said.
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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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The opposite of every great idea is another great idea.
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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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If you aren’t confused by quantum mechanics, you haven’t really understood it.
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You must come to Copenhagen to work with us. We like people who can actually perform thought experiments!
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If you have a correct statement, then the opposite of a correct statement is of course an incorrect statement, a wrong statement. But when you have a deep truth, then the opposite of a deep truth may again be a deep truth.
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The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.
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Some things are so serious, they can only be joked about.
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Accuracy and clarity of statement are mutually exclusive.
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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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In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
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