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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.

Niels Bohr

Anyone who can contemplate quantum mechanics without getting dizzy hasn’t understood it.
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Science Understand
Physics is the belief that a simple and consistent description of nature is possible.
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Belief Nature Possible Simplicity
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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Drama Existence Forget Life Ourselves Peace Search
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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Believe Beyond Character Doubt Knowledge Science Theory
The opposite of every great idea is another great idea.
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Greatness Ideas One Liner
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
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Development Nature Ourselves Talk
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.
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Education Encouragement Inspirational Man Mistake
Einstein, stop telling God what to do!
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Funny God One Liner
All rising curves that show unwelcome trends in human affairs will approach infinity if extended far enough, but it is we who dictate the curve and not vice versa.
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Enough Human Rise Science Vice
A deep truth is a truth so deep that not only is it true but it’s exact opposite is also true.
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Deep Science Truth Wisdom
Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.
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Myself Science Understand
No paradox, no progress.
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One Liner Progress Science
In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
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Audience Existence Greatness Time
How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.
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Hope Progress Thinking Wonderful
It is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth.
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Deep Truth Wisdom
Opposites are not contradictory but complementary.
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Education Learning Science

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