“Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.”
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Famous Niels Bohr Quotes
“How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.”
“The meaning of life consists in the fact that it makes no sense to say that life has no meaning.”
“If you aren't confused by quantum mechanics, you haven't really understood it.”
Source: Atomic Theory and the Description of Nature: Four Essays with an Introductory Survey
“Anyone not shocked by quantum mechanics has not yet understood it.”
Source: Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge
“Oh what idiots we have all been, this is just as it must be”
“When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry.”
“We all know your idea is crazy. The question is whether it is crazy enough.”
“It is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth.”
“Anyone who can contemplate quantum mechanics without getting dizzy hasn't understood it.”
“It is very difficult to make an accurate prediction, especially about the future.”
“If an idea does not appear bizarre, there is no hope for it.”
Source: Atomic Theory and the Description of Nature: Four Essays with an Introductory Survey
Source: The Periodic System (1920-1923)