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Nothing exists until it is measured.

Niels Bohr

Isolated material particles are abstractions, their properties being definable and observable only through their interaction with other systems .
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Material Property Science
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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Fake Science 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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Believe Beyond Character Doubt Knowledge Science Theory
In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
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Audience Existence Greatness Time
Anyone who can contemplate quantum mechanics without getting dizzy hasn’t understood it.
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Science Understand
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.
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Education Encouragement Inspirational Man Mistake
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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Discovery Doubt Justice Science Truth
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
A person who wasn’t outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn’t understand what had been said.
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Funny Person Science Understand
No, no, you’re not thinking; you’re just being logical.
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Funny Logic Thinking Yourself
There is no hope for any speculation that does not look absurd at first glance.
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Appearance Hope Mad
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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Deep Science Truth Wisdom
When searching for harmony in life one must never forget that in the drama of existence we are ourselves both actors and spectators.
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Drama Existence Forget Life Ourselves Peace Search
Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.
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Deep Reality Science
Some things are so serious, they can only be joked about.
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Funny Joke Science Serious
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
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Development Nature Ourselves Talk

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