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.

Quote by Niels Bohr

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

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

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!

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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!

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...

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,...

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 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...

Washington is a place where politicians don't know which way is up and taxes don't...

Washington is a place where politicians don't know which way is up and taxes don't...

A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity.

A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity.