“An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.” – Niels Bohr
“Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.” – Niels Bohr
“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” – Niels Bohr
“The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.” – Niels Bohr
“Your theory is crazy, but it’s not crazy enough to be true.” – Niels Bohr, to a young physicist
“Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it.” – Niels Bohr (1885 – 1962)
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