When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images and establishing mental connections.
NIELS BOHREinstein, stop telling God what to do!
More Niels Bohr Quotes
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Opposites are not contradictory but complementary.
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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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You must come to Copenhagen to work with us. We like people who can actually perform thought experiments!
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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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Anyone who can contemplate quantum mechanics without getting dizzy hasn’t understood it.
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There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them.
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We all know your idea is crazy. The question is whether it is crazy enough.
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Some things are so serious, they can only be joked about.
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In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
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It is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth.
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The measurement we get when we measure something is not a property of the thing measured.
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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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Predition is risky, especially of the future.
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The opposite of every great idea is another great idea.
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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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