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When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry.

Niels Bohr

It is, indeed, perhaps the greatest prospect of humanistic studies to contribute through an increasing knowledge of the history of cultural development to that gradual removal of prejudices which is the common aim of all science.
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Development Greatness History Humanity Science Study
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
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
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
If we couldn’t laugh at ourselves, that would be the end of everything.
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End Laughter Ourselves
We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough.
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Crazy Enough Feeling Theory
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
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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Believe Faith Understand Wall Yourself
If you think you understand it, that only shows that you don’t know the first thing about it.
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Thinking Understand Yourself
We all know your idea is crazy. The question is whether it is crazy enough.
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Crazy Enough Genius Ideas Mad
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
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
Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.
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Expression Inspirational Science Thinking
Truth is something that we can attempt to doubt, and then perhaps, after much exertion, discover that part of the doubt is not justified.
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Discovery Doubt Justice Science Truth
Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.
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Myself Science Understand

When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry.

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