Some things are so serious, they can only be joked about.
NIELS BOHRSome things are so serious, they can only be joked about.
NIELS BOHROne must always do what one really cannot.
NIELS BOHREvery great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it.
NIELS BOHRThere are two sorts of truth: trivialities, where opposites are clearly absurd, and profound truths, recognised by the fact that the opposite is also a profound truth.
NIELS BOHRPhysics is the belief that a simple and consistent description of nature is possible.
NIELS BOHRYour theory is crazy, but it’s not crazy enough to be true.
NIELS BOHRWhen it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry.
NIELS BOHRIn the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
NIELS BOHRTruth and clarity are complementary.
NIELS BOHRAn expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.
NIELS BOHRPredition is risky, especially of the future.
NIELS BOHRNo, no, you’re not thinking; you’re just being logical.
NIELS BOHRThe best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.
NIELS BOHRIf you think you understand it, that only shows that you don’t know the first thing about it.
NIELS BOHRNo paradox, no progress.
NIELS BOHRIt is a great pity that human beings cannot find all of their satisfaction in scientific contemplativeness.
NIELS BOHR