A deep truth is a truth so deep that not only is it true but it’s exact opposite is also true.
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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No paradox, no progress.
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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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If we couldn’t laugh at ourselves, that would be the end of everything.
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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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Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.
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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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It is not enough to be wrong, one must also be polite.
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What is that we human beings ultimately depend on? We depend on our words. We are suspended in language. Our task is to communicate experience and ideas to others.
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Truth and clarity are complementary.
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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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The measurement we get when we measure something is not a property of the thing measured.
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If you aren’t confused by quantum mechanics, you haven’t really understood it.
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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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If you think you understand it, that only shows that you don’t know the first thing about it.
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In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
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