Anybody who is not shocked by this subject has failed to understand it. [of quantum mechanics] — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
The very nature of the quantum theory ... forces us to regard the space-time coordination and the claim of causality, the union… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
Those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
Physics is the belief that a simple and consistent description of nature is possible. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
“Physics is not about how the world is, it is about what we can say about the world” — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
If anybody says he can think about quantum physics without getting giddy, that only shows he has not understood the first thing… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
Anyone who can contemplate quantum mechanics without getting dizzy hasn't understood it. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
When asked ... [about] an underlying quantum world, Bohr would answer, 'There is no quantum world. There is only an abstract quantum… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
Physics is to be regarded not so much as the study of something a priori given, but rather as the development of… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how Nature is. Physics concerns what we say… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
While the finish given to our picture of the world by the theory of relativity has already been absorbed into the general… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
And anyone who thinks they can talk about quantum theory without feeling dizzy hasn't yet understood the first thing about it. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
In physics we deal with states of affairs much simpler than those of psychology and yet we again and again learn that… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
If you aren't confused by quantum mechanics, you haven't really understood it. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
“We must be clear that when it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
It is a great pity that human beings cannot find all of their satisfaction in scientific contemplativeness. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
The meaning of life consists in the fact that it makes no sense to say that life has no meaning. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
Technology has advanced more in the last thirty years than in the previous two thousand. The exponential increase in advancement will only continue. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
Anybody who is not shocked by this subject has failed to understand it. [of quantum mechanics] — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts… — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
Every description of natural processes must be based on ideas which have been introduced and defined by the classical theory. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
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