If you think you understand it, that only shows that you don't know the first thing about it. Niels Bohr More Quotes by Niels Bohr More Quotes From Niels Bohr Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real. Niels Bohr quantumphysicsreal A physicist is just an atom's way of looking at itself. Niels Bohr alaskaatomsscience If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet. Niels Bohr quantum-physicsunderstandinginspiration An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field. Niels Bohr encouragingeducationinspirational When we measure something we are forcing an undetermined, undefined world to assume an experimental value. We are not measuring the world, we are creating it. Niels Bohr creatingassumingworld In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time. Niels Bohr existenceactorsdrama 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 inspirationorderthinking I go into the Upanishads to ask questions. Niels Bohr asks No paradox, no progress. Niels Bohr paradoxprogress Nothing exists until it is measured. Niels Bohr A deep truth is a truth so deep that not only is it true but it's exact opposite is also true. Niels Bohr truth-isopposites Opposites are not contradictory but complementary. Niels Bohr learningeducationteacher The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness. Niels Bohr democracypoliticalweapons A physicist visits a colleague and notices a horseshoe hanging on the wall above the entrance. 'Do you really believe that a horseshoe brings luck?' he asks. 'No,' replies the colleague, 'but I've been told that it works even if you don't believe in it.' Niels Bohr wallluckbelieve No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. Niels Bohr inspirationallifethinking There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them. Niels Bohr laughterseriouslaughing Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true. Niels Bohr technologycrazyscience When searching for harmony in life one must never forget that in the drama of existence we are ourselves both actors and spectators. Niels Bohr dramalifescience One must always do what one really cannot. Niels Bohr Einstein, stop telling God what to do! Niels Bohr quantum-mechanicsgod
