It is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth.
NIELS BOHRIt is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth.
More Niels Bohr Quotes
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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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Some subjects are so serious that one can only joke about them.
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In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
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Truth is something that we can attempt to doubt, and then perhaps, after much exertion, discover that part of the doubt is not justified.
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Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.
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If an idea does not appear bizarre, there is no hope for it.
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Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.
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The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.
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Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.
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If anybody says he can think about quantum physics without getting giddy, that only shows he has not understood the first thing about them.
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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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There is no hope for any speculation that does not look absurd at first glance.
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What is that we human beings ultimately depend on? We depend on our words. We are suspended in language. Our task is to communicate experience and ideas to others.
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The great extension of our experience in recent years has brought light to the insufficiency of our simple mechanical conceptions and, as a consequence, has shaken the foundation on which the customary interpretation of observation was based.
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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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