black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to formulate insight is a play on words.

Niels Bohr

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.
NIELS BOHR

Democracy Politics Secret Weapon
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 BOHR

Discovery Doubt Justice Science Truth
Sometimes the child in one behaves a certain way and the rest of oneself follows behind, slowly shaking its head.
NIELS BOHR

Change Children Oneself Time
The opposite of every great idea is another great idea.
NIELS BOHR

Greatness Ideas One Liner
The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.
NIELS BOHR

Fake Science Truth Wisdom
Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.
NIELS BOHR

Myself Science Understand
There is no hope for any speculation that does not look absurd at first glance.
NIELS BOHR

Appearance Hope Mad
In our description of nature the purpose is not to disclose the real essence of the phenomena but only to track down, so far as it is possible, relations between the manifold aspects of our experience.
NIELS BOHR

Experience Nature Possible Purpose Reality
How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.
NIELS BOHR

Hope Progress Thinking Wonderful
If quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet.
NIELS BOHR

Science Understand Yourself
No, no, you’re not thinking; you’re just being logical.
NIELS BOHR

Funny Logic Thinking Yourself
Isolated material particles are abstractions, their properties being definable and observable only through their interaction with other systems .
NIELS BOHR

Material Property Science
It is a great pity that human beings cannot find all of their satisfaction in scientific contemplativeness.
NIELS BOHR

Greatness Human Satisfaction Science
When searching for harmony in life one must never forget that in the drama of existence we are ourselves both actors and spectators.
NIELS BOHR

Drama Existence Forget Life Ourselves Peace Search
Nothing exists until it is measured.
NIELS BOHR

Existence One Liner
A deep truth is a truth so deep that not only is it true but it’s exact opposite is also true.
NIELS BOHR

Deep Science Truth Wisdom

We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to formulate insight is a play on words.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to formulate insight is a play on words.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Niels Bohr Quotes