How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.
NIELS BOHROf 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.
More Niels Bohr Quotes
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It is not enough to be wrong, one must also be polite.
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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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Accuracy and clarity of statement are mutually exclusive.
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When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry.
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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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Your theory is crazy, but it’s not crazy enough to be true.
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Some things are so serious, they can only be joked about.
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It is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth.
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In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
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A person who wasn’t outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn’t understand what had been said.
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An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.
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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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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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No, no, you’re not thinking; you’re just being logical.
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Einstein, stop telling God what to do!
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