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Some things are so serious, they can only be joked about.

Niels Bohr

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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Believe Beyond Character Doubt Knowledge Science Theory
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
Einstein, stop telling God what to do!
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Funny God One Liner
Predition is risky, especially of the future.
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Funny Future Risk
If you think you understand it, that only shows that you don’t know the first thing about it.
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Thinking Understand Yourself
Opposites are not contradictory but complementary.
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Education Learning Science
We all know your idea is crazy. The question is whether it is crazy enough.
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Crazy Enough Genius Ideas Mad
Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.
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Difficult Future Time
If you aren’t confused by quantum mechanics, you haven’t really understood it.
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Understand Yourself
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
The meaning of life consists in the fact that it makes no sense to say that life has no meaning.
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Life Philosophy Wisdom
Your theory is crazy, but it’s not crazy enough to be true.
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Crazy Enough Science Technology Theory True Yourself
Truth and clarity are complementary.
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One Liner Science Truth
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
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

Some things are so serious, they can only be joked about.

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