Niels Bohr

26 quotes

"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough."

Niels Bohr

"Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it."

Niels Bohr

"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth."

Niels Bohr

"Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think."

Niels Bohr

"There are trivial truths and there are great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth may well be another profound truth."

Niels Bohr

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

Niels Bohr

"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough."

Niels Bohr

"An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field."

Niels Bohr

"Of course I don't believe in it. [pointing to horseshoe on his office wall] But I understand that it brings you luck whether you believe in it or not."

Niels Bohr

"An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field."

Niels Bohr

"No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical."

Niels Bohr

"There are trivial truths and there are great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth is also true."

Niels Bohr

"There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them."

Niels Bohr

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

Niels Bohr

"An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field."

Niels Bohr

"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough."

Niels Bohr

"There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them."

Niels Bohr

"An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field."

Niels Bohr

"There are trivial truths and there are great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth may well be another profound truth."

Niels Bohr

"Of course I don't believe in it. [pointing to horseshoe on his office wall] But I understand that it brings you luck whether you believe in it or not."

Niels Bohr

"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough."

Niels Bohr

"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth."

Niels Bohr

"There are trivial truths and there are great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth is also true."

Niels Bohr

"Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it."

Niels Bohr

"No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical."

Niels Bohr