144 Quotes by Niels Bohr

Predition is risky, especially of the future.

Predictions are hard, especially abot the future.

If you have a correct statement, then the opposite of a correct statement is of course an incorrect statement, a wrong statement. But when you have a deep truth, then the opposite of a deep truth may again be a deep truth.

There is no hope for any speculation that does not look absurd at first glance.

One must always do what one really cannot.

Some subjects are so serious that one can only joke about them.

We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to formulate insight is a play on words.

The opposite of every great idea is another great idea.

A visitor to Niels Bohr's country cottage, noticing a horseshoe hanging on the wall, teasing the eminent scientist about this ancient superstition. "Can it be true that you, of all people, believe it will bring you luck?' 'Of course not,' replied Bohr, 'but I understand it brings you luck whether you believe it or not.'