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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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...

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.

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 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...

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 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...

You are not thinking. You are merely being logical.

You are not thinking. You are merely being logical.

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...

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...

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

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

Einstein, stop telling God what to do!

Einstein, stop telling God what to do!

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.

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,...

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

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

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...

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,...

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...

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

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