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Niels Bohr

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
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.
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Believe Faith Understand Wall Yourself
The measurement we get when we measure something is not a property of the thing measured.
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Measure Property Science
Truth and clarity are complementary.
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One Liner Science Truth
It is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth.
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Deep Truth Wisdom
No paradox, no progress.
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One Liner Progress Science
If you have a correct statement, then the opposite of a correct statement is of course an incorrect statement, a wrong statement. But when you have a deep truth, then the opposite of a deep truth may again be a deep truth.
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Philosophy Truth Wisdom Wrong Yourself
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
You must come to Copenhagen to work with us. We like people who can actually perform thought experiments!
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Experiement People Science Work Yourself
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
It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how nature is. Physics concerns what we say about nature.
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Learning Nature Theory Thinking Wrong
The opposite of every great idea is another great idea.
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Greatness Ideas One Liner
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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Inspirational Life Science Thinking Understand
In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
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Audience Existence Greatness Time
Predition is risky, especially of the future.
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Funny Future Risk
Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.
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Expression Inspirational Science Thinking

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