A person who wasn’t outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn’t understand what had been said.
NIELS BOHRAccuracy and clarity of statement are mutually exclusive.
More Niels Bohr Quotes
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Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.
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It is a great pity that human beings cannot find all of their satisfaction in scientific contemplativeness.
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We all know your idea is crazy. The question is whether it is crazy enough.
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Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.
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Predition is risky, especially of the future.
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If an idea does not appear bizarre, there is no hope for it.
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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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Anyone who can contemplate quantum mechanics without getting dizzy hasn’t understood it.
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There is no hope for any speculation that does not look absurd at first glance.
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The opposite of every great idea is another great idea.
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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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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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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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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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Opposites are not contradictory but complementary.
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