And anyone who thinks they can talk about quantum theory without feeling dizzy hasn’t yet understood the first thing about it.
NIELS BOHRWhen searching for harmony in life one must never forget that in the drama of existence we are ourselves both actors and spectators.
More Niels Bohr Quotes
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There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them.
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In our description of nature the purpose is not to disclose the real essence of the phenomena but only to track down, so far as it is possible, relations between the manifold aspects of our experience.
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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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A physicist is just an atom’s way of looking at itself.
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Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.
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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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Physics is the belief that a simple and consistent description of nature is possible.
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When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry.
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Some things are so serious, they can only be joked about.
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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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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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No paradox, no progress.
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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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When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images and establishing mental connections.
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Of course I don’t believe in it pointing to horseshoe on his office wall. But I understand that it brings you luck whether you believe in it or not.
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