Niels Bohr
correct false statement profound truth
“The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.”
― Niels Bohr (1885-1962)
paradox progress
“How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.”
― Niels Bohr (1885-1962)
thinking logical
“No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical.”
― Niels Bohr (1885-1962)
real things unreal
Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.”
― Niels Bohr (1885-1962)
express clearly think
“Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think”
― Niels Bohr (1885-1962)
difficulty solution thinking
“Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself it’s own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it.”
― Niels Bohr (1885-1962)
Niels Bohr - expert
“An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.”
― Niels Bohr (1885-1962)
theory crazy true
"Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true."
― Niels Bohr (1885-1962)
quantum world abstract description
"There is no quantum world. There is only an abstract quantum description"
― Niels Bohr (1885-1962)