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One must always do what one really cannot.

Niels Bohr

Address to Albert Einstein: You are not thinking. You are merely being logical.
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Logical Thinking Yourself
It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how nature is. Physics concerns what we say about nature.
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Learning Nature Theory Thinking Wrong
When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry.
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Language Poetry Science
Predition is risky, especially of the future.
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Funny Future Risk
If an idea does not appear bizarre, there is no hope for it.
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Creativity Hope Ideas Inspirational Work
And anyone who thinks they can talk about quantum theory without feeling dizzy hasn’t yet understood the first thing about it.
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Feeling Talk Theory Thinking Understand
A person who wasn’t outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn’t understand what had been said.
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Funny Person Science Understand
Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.
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Deep Reality 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
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
In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
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Audience Existence Greatness Time
We all know your idea is crazy. The question is whether it is crazy enough.
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Crazy Enough Genius Ideas Mad
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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Deep Mad Recognition Truth
I go into the Upanishads to ask questions.
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Book Myself Religious
You must come to Copenhagen to work with us. We like people who can actually perform thought experiments!
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Experiement People Science Work Yourself

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