Although I have no objection to accepting the existence of relatively constant psychic contents that survive personal ego, it must always be born in mind that we have no way of knowing what these contents are actually like "as such."… — Wolfgang Pauli Copy Share Image
From the point of view of logic, my report on 'Exclusion principle and quantum mechanics' has no conclusion. I believe that it will only be possible to write the conclusion if a theory will be established which will determine the… — Wolfgang Pauli Copy Share Image
Modern man, seeking a middle position in the evaluation of sense impression and thought, can, following Plato , interpret the process of understanding nature… — Wolfgang Pauli Copy Share Image
Although I have no objection to accepting the existence of relatively constant psychic contents that survive personal ego, it must always be born in… — Wolfgang Pauli Copy Share Image
The fact of the existence of two theories [causal and acausal] that contradict each other in Jung ... corresponds psychologically to the vascillation between 3 and 4. — Wolfgang Pauli Copy Share Image
A colleague who met me strolling rather aimlessly in the beautiful streets of Copenhagen said to me in a friendly manner, "You look very… — Wolfgang Pauli Copy Share Image
“Our friend Dirac has a creed; and the main tenet of that creed is: There is no God, and Dirac is his prophet.” — Wolfgang Pauli Copy Share Image
One shouldn't work on semiconductors, that is a filthy mess; who knows whether any semiconductors exist. — Wolfgang Pauli Copy Share Image
The fact that the author thinks slowly is not serious, but the fact that he publishes faster than he thinks is inexcusable. — Wolfgang Pauli Copy Share Image
When one analyzes the pre-conscious step to concepts, one always finds ideas which consist of 'symbolic images.' The first step to thinking is a… — Wolfgang Pauli Copy Share Image
The layman always means, when he says reality that he is speaking of something self-evidently known; whereas to me it seems the most important… — Wolfgang Pauli Copy Share Image
The best that most of us can hope to achieve in physics is simply to misunderstand at a deeper level. — Wolfgang Pauli Copy Share Image
How can one avoid despondency if one thinks of the anomalous Zeeman effect? — Wolfgang Pauli Copy Share Image