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The measurement we get when we measure something is not a property of the thing measured.

Niels Bohr

Some subjects are so serious that one can only joke about them.
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Joke Oneself Serious
It is not enough to be wrong, one must also be polite.
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Enough Polite Wrong
Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.
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Difficult Future Time
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
If an idea does not appear bizarre, there is no hope for it.
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Creativity Hope Ideas Inspirational Work
Predition is risky, especially of the future.
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Funny Future Risk
Truth and clarity are complementary.
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One Liner Science Truth
The meaning of life consists in the fact that it makes no sense to say that life has no meaning.
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Life Philosophy Wisdom
Oh what idiots we have all been, this is just as it must be.
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Idiot Spiritual
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
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
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
Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.
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Expression Inspirational Science Thinking
The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.
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Democracy Politics Secret Weapon
Einstein, stop telling God what to do!
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Funny God One Liner
In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
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Audience Existence Greatness Time

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