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Some subjects are so serious that one can only joke about them.

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Niels Bohr
Age: 77 †
Born: 1885
Born: October 7
Died: 1962
Died: November 18
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Nuclear Physicist
Philosopher Of Science
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Niels Henrik David Bohr
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Truth and clarity are complementary.
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If you think you understand it, that only shows that you don't know the first thing about it.
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The meaning of life consists in the fact that it makes no sense to say that life has no meaning.
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A deep truth is a truth so deep that not only is it true but it's exact opposite is also true.
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Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.
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Predition is risky, especially of the future.
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If we couldn't laugh at ourselves, that would be the end of everything.
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It is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth.
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Physics is the belief that a simple and consistent description of nature is possible.
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If you have a correct statement, then the opposite of a correct statement is of course an incorrect statement, a wrong statement. But when you have a deep truth, then the opposite of a deep truth may again be a deep truth.
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It is very difficult to make an accurate prediction, especially about the future.
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A visitor to Niels Bohr's country cottage, noticing a horseshoe hanging on the wall, teasing the eminent scientist about this ancient superstition. Can it be true that you, of all people, believe it will bring you luck?' 'Of course not,' replied Bohr, 'but I understand it brings you luck whether you believe it or not.'
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Predictions are hard, especially abot the future.
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Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true.
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There is no hope for any speculation that does not look absurd at first glance.
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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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No paradox, no progress.
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In physics we deal with states of affairs much simpler than those of psychology and yet we again and again learn that our task is not to investigate the essence of things-we do not at all know what this would mean&mashbut to develop those concepts that allow us to speak with each other about the events of nature in a fruitful manner.
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We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough.
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If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet.
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