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An independant reality in the ordinary physical sense can neither be ascribed to the phenomenon nor to the agencies of observation.

Niels Bohr

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 paradox, no progress.
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One Liner Progress Science
The great extension of our experience in recent years has brought light to the insufficiency of our simple mechanical conceptions and, as a consequence, has shaken the foundation on which the customary interpretation of observation was based.
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Expression Foundation Greatness Light Ourselves Science
Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.
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Deep Reality Science
In our description of nature the purpose is not to disclose the real essence of the phenomena but only to track down, so far as it is possible, relations between the manifold aspects of our experience.
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Experience Nature Possible Purpose Reality
If quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet.
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Science Understand Yourself
There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them.
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Laughter Serious Wisdom Yourself
One must always do what one really cannot.
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Inspirational Oneself
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
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
The opposite of every great idea is another great idea.
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Greatness Ideas One Liner
When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry.
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Language Poetry Science
How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.
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Hope Progress Thinking Wonderful
Einstein, stop telling God what to do!
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Funny God One Liner
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
Truth and clarity are complementary.
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One Liner Science Truth

An independant reality in the ordinary physical sense can neither be ascribed to the phenomenon nor to the agencies of observation.

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