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

Quote by Niels Bohr

Topics: Niels Bohr Quotes

Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.

Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.

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...

Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.

Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.

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.

Einstein, stop telling God what to do!

Einstein, stop telling God what to do!

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.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

Einstein, stop telling God what to do!

Einstein, stop telling God what to do!

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...

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...

When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet,...

When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet,...

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...

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy...

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy...

The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in...

The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in...

The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the...

The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the...

Have a deputy and develop a successor. Don't be consumed by the job or you'll...

Have a deputy and develop a successor. Don't be consumed by the job or you'll...