Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.
NIELS BOHRNever express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.
NIELS BOHRAn expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.
NIELS BOHRSome subjects are so serious that one can only joke about them.
NIELS BOHROne must always do what one really cannot.
NIELS BOHRAnd anyone who thinks they can talk about quantum theory without feeling dizzy hasn’t yet understood the first thing about it.
NIELS BOHRWe are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to formulate insight is a play on words.
NIELS BOHRIt is not enough to be wrong, one must also be polite.
NIELS BOHRThe measurement we get when we measure something is not a property of the thing measured.
NIELS BOHROh what idiots we have all been, this is just as it must be.
NIELS BOHRWe all know your idea is crazy. The question is whether it is crazy enough.
NIELS BOHRYou must come to Copenhagen to work with us. We like people who can actually perform thought experiments!
NIELS BOHRAccuracy and clarity of statement are mutually exclusive.
NIELS BOHRIf quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet.
NIELS BOHRAnyone who can contemplate quantum mechanics without getting dizzy hasn’t understood it.
NIELS BOHRPredition is risky, especially of the future.
NIELS BOHRHow wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.
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