An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.

Quote by Niels Bohr

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There are trivial truths and the great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is...

There are trivial truths and the great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is...

Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true.

Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true.

It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how...

It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how...

We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is...

We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is...

If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet.

If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet.

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a...

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a...

Einstein, stop telling God what to do!

Einstein, stop telling God what to do!

We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is...

We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is...

One of the favorite maxims of my father was the distinction between the two sorts...

One of the favorite maxims of my father was the distinction between the two sorts...

There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them.

There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them.

The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may...

The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may...

Einstein, stop telling God what to do!

Einstein, stop telling God what to do!

An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes, which can be made,...

An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes, which can be made,...

Technology has advanced more in the last thirty years than in the previous two thousand....

Technology has advanced more in the last thirty years than in the previous two thousand....

If anybody says he can think about quantum physics without getting giddy, that only shows...

If anybody says he can think about quantum physics without getting giddy, that only shows...

How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of...

How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of...

You are not thinking. You are merely being logical.

You are not thinking. You are merely being logical.

Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to...

Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to...

Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.

Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.

No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical.

No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical.