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There is no hope for any speculation that does not look absurd at first glance.

Niels Bohr

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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Agency Independent Ordinary Reality
The meaning of life consists in the fact that it makes no sense to say that life has no meaning.
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Life Philosophy Wisdom
If we couldn’t laugh at ourselves, that would be the end of everything.
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End Laughter Ourselves
It is a great pity that human beings cannot find all of their satisfaction in scientific contemplativeness.
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Greatness Human Satisfaction Science
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
No paradox, no progress.
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One Liner Progress Science
Predition is risky, especially of the future.
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Funny Future Risk
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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Philosophy Truth Wisdom Wrong Yourself
The opposite of every great idea is another great idea.
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Greatness Ideas One Liner
If you aren’t confused by quantum mechanics, you haven’t really understood it.
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Understand Yourself
We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to formulate insight is a play on words.
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Language Play Word
When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry.
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Language Poetry Science
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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Connection Creation Establishment Language Mental Photograph Poet Poetry Science
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
If quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet.
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Science Understand Yourself
Anyone who can contemplate quantum mechanics without getting dizzy hasn’t understood it.
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Science Understand

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