Physics is the belief that a simple and consistent description of nature is possible.
NIELS BOHRIn the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
More Niels Bohr Quotes
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We all know your idea is crazy. The question is whether it is crazy enough.
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There are trivial truths and the great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth is also true.
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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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Einstein, stop telling God what to do!
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Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.
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Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.
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Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.
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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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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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It is a great pity that human beings cannot find all of their satisfaction in scientific contemplativeness.
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Your theory is crazy, but it’s not crazy enough to be true.
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The meaning of life consists in the fact that it makes no sense to say that life has no meaning.
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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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I go into the Upanishads to ask questions.
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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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