Famous Niels Bohr Quotations

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"There are trivial truths and the great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth is also true."
by Niels Bohr
"Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think."
by Niels Bohr
"An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field."
by Niels Bohr
"An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field."
by Niels Bohr
"Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it."
by Niels Bohr
"Anyone who says that they can contemplate quantum mechanics without becoming dizzy has not understood the concept in the least"
by Niels Bohr
"Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think"
by Niels Bohr
"No, no, you're not thinking, you're just being logical."
by Niels Henrik David Bohr
"Of course I don't believe in it. But I understand that it brings you luck whether you believe in it or not"
by Niels Bohr
"Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future."
by Niels Bohr
"Sometimes the child in one behaves a certain way and the rest of oneself follows behind, slowly shaking its head."
by Niels Henrik David Bohr
"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth."
by Niels Henrik David Bohr
"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth."
by Niels Bohr
"There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them."
by Niels Henrik David Bohr
"There are two kinds of truths: small truth and great truth. You can recognise a small truth because its opposite is a falsehood. The opposite of a great truth is another great truth."
by Niels Bohr
"We all agree that your theory is crazy, but is it crazy enough"
by Niels Henrik David Bohr
"Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true."
by Niels Bohr
"'The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.”"
by Niels Bohr


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