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The present state of atomic theory is characterized by the fact that we not only believe the existence of atoms to be proved beyond a doubt, but also we even believe that we have an intimate knowledge of the constituents of the individual atoms.

Niels Bohr

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

Funny Logic Thinking Yourself
Our task is not to penetrate the essence of things, the meaning of which we do not know anyway, but rather to develop concepts which allow us to talk in a productive way about phenomena in nature
NIELS BOHR

Development Nature Ourselves Talk
In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
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Audience Existence Greatness Time
Accuracy and clarity of statement are mutually exclusive.
NIELS BOHR

Science Support
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.
NIELS BOHR

Enough Human Rise Science Vice
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.
NIELS BOHR

Experience Human Ideas Language Ourselves Science Word
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.
NIELS BOHR

Deep Mad Recognition Truth
There is no hope for any speculation that does not look absurd at first glance.
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Appearance Hope Mad
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
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
Some subjects are so serious that one can only joke about them.
NIELS BOHR

Joke Oneself Serious
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.
NIELS BOHR

Education Encouragement Inspirational Man Mistake
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
Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.
NIELS BOHR

Myself Science Understand
A person who wasn’t outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn’t understand what had been said.
NIELS BOHR

Funny Person Science Understand
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.
NIELS BOHR

Deep Fake Greatness Truth Wisdom

The present state of atomic theory is characterized by the fact that we not only believe the existence of atoms to be proved beyond a doubt, but also we even believe that we have an intimate knowledge of the constituents of the individual atoms.

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The present state of atomic theory is characterized by the fact that we not only believe the existence of atoms to be proved beyond a doubt, but also we even believe that we have an intimate knowledge of the constituents of the individual atoms.

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