Truth is something that we can attempt to doubt, and then perhaps, after much exertion, discover that part of the doubt is not justified.
NIELS BOHRIf an idea does not appear bizarre, there is no hope for it.
More Niels Bohr Quotes
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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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Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it.
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No, no, you’re not thinking; you’re just being logical.
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Nothing exists until it is measured.
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Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.
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We all know your idea is crazy. The question is whether it is crazy enough.
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The opposite of every great idea is another great idea.
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Some subjects are so serious that one can only joke about them.
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If quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet.
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One must always do what one really cannot.
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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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If we couldn’t laugh at ourselves, that would be the end of everything.
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No paradox, no progress.
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Every valuable human being must be a radical and a rebel, for what he must aim at is to make things better than they are.
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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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