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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

Predition is risky, especially of the future.
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Funny Future Risk
It is not enough to be wrong, one must also be polite.
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Enough Polite Wrong
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.
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Connection Creation Establishment Language Mental Photograph Poet Poetry Science
We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to formulate insight is a play on words.
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Language Play Word
Nothing exists until it is measured.
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Existence One Liner
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
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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Enough Human Rise Science Vice
Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it.
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Change Difficult Force Greatness Ourselves Thinking
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
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
Anyone who can contemplate quantum mechanics without getting dizzy hasn’t understood it.
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Science Understand
If an idea does not appear bizarre, there is no hope for it.
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Creativity Hope Ideas Inspirational Work
Sometimes the child in one behaves a certain way and the rest of oneself follows behind, slowly shaking its head.
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Change Children Oneself Time
When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry.
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Language Poetry Science
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
Accuracy and clarity of statement are mutually exclusive.
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