Sometimes the child in one behaves a certain way and the rest of oneself follows behind, slowly shaking its head.
NIELS BOHRThe meaning of life consists in the fact that it makes no sense to say that life has no meaning.
More Niels Bohr Quotes
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I go into the Upanishads to ask questions.
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We all know your idea is crazy. The question is whether it is crazy enough.
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Oh what idiots we have all been, this is just as it must be.
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How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.
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There is no hope for any speculation that does not look absurd at first glance.
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We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to formulate insight is a play on words.
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If an idea does not appear bizarre, there is no hope for it.
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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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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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No paradox, no progress.
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No, no, you’re not thinking; you’re just being logical.
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If you aren’t confused by quantum mechanics, you haven’t really understood it.
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An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.
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Predition is risky, especially of the future.
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Your theory is crazy, but it’s not crazy enough to be true.
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