Author: Niels Bohr

Quotes

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.

- Niels Bohr

Einstein, stop telling God what to do!

Einstein, stop telling God what to do!

- Niels Bohr

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

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

- Niels Bohr

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

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

- Niels Bohr

It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how Nature is. Physics concerns what we say about Nature.

It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how Nature is. Physics concerns what we say about Nature.

- Niels Bohr

When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images.

When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images.

- Niels Bohr

The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.

The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.

- Niels Bohr

Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it.

Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it.

- Niels Bohr

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.

- Niels Bohr

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