Niels Bohr on thinking
Niels Bohr70 quotes“If you think you understand it, that only shows that you don’t know the first thing about it.”
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Some things are so serious, they can only be joked about.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr When searching for harmony in life one must never forget that in the drama of existence we are ourselves both actors and spectators.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr 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.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr An independant reality in the ordinary physical sense can neither be ascribed to the phenomenon nor to the agencies of observation.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr A physicist is just an atom’s way of looking at itself.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Your theory is crazy, but it’s not crazy enough to be true.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr A deep truth is a truth so deep that not only is it true but it’s exact opposite is also true.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Accuracy and clarity of statement are mutually exclusive.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Our task is not to penetrate the essence of things, the meaning of which we do not know anyway, but rather to develop concepts which allow us to talk in a productive way about phenomena in nature
Niels BohrNiels Bohr The opposite of every great idea is another great idea.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Einstein, stop telling God what to do!
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Anyone who can contemplate quantum mechanics without getting dizzy hasn’t understood it.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Nothing exists until it is measured.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr It is not enough to be wrong, one must also be polite.
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