Niels BohrThinkers

Albert Einstein is guilty of telling God what to do.

Atomic theory is characterized today by the fact that we not only believe the existence of atoms to be proved beyond a doubt, but also we even believe that we have an intimate knowledge of the constituents of the individual atoms.

Clarity is complementary with truth.

The Concept is not about penetration. Our task is not to penetrate the essence of things, the meaning of which we do not know anyway, but rather to develop concepts which allow us to talk in a productive way about phenomena in nature

The Horseshoe is a bringer of luck, and apparently it works even if you don't believe in it.

An Idea is that which has no hope if it does not appear bizarre.

The Idea is, when great, that whose opposite is another great idea.

The Meaning of life is, at root, the fact that it makes no sense to say that life has no meaning.

Niels Bohr is a man who goes into the Upanishads to ask questions.

Openness is the best weapon of democracy, just as secrecy is the best weapon of a dictatorship.