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

Quote by Niels Bohr

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Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.

Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.

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...

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...

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.

A physicist is just an atom's way of looking at itself.

A physicist is just an atom's way of looking at itself.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Einstein, stop telling God what to do!

Einstein, stop telling God what to do!

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

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

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...

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...

You are not thinking. You are merely being logical.

You are not thinking. You are merely being logical.

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,...

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 ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

For every question, there is an answer. For every problem, there is a solution. For...

For every question, there is an answer. For every problem, there is a solution. For...