Bohr, Niels

"The richness of our experience lies in the interplay between simplicity and complexity."

"Those who have not been confused by quantum mechanics have not understood it."

"The meaning of life is an individual matter that cannot be universally prescribed."

"Beauty in science, like beauty in art, is not a luxury but an essential aspect of understanding."

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."

"We are hanging in mid-air between two clouds, knowing neither their destination nor their origin."

"The electrons: may be they are small circles of Thing X."

"The contemplation of nature stirs in us awareness of the limits of human understanding."

"What I have learned most thoroughly is the ignorance of fundamental matters."

"The consistency of a theory is not enough for its truth."

"To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe."

"Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order that we might transcend the limitation of our former concepts."

"The task is to learn to ask nature the correct questions."

"It is the tension between opposing ideas that produces knowledge."

"Nature speaks to us in many languages; science is only one of them."

"The more one pursues knowledge, the more one realizes how much remains unknown."

"A lone wolf cannot succeed; we must work in harmony with others."

"The best weapon against tyranny is the pursuit of truth."

"Education should awaken wonder, not merely convey information."

"The role of the scientist is to listen to nature, not to dictate to it."

"Integrity in thought and action is the cornerstone of scientific progress."

"The map is not the territory; our theories are not nature itself."

"Youth is wasted on the young because they do not yet understand the magnitude of life."

"In teaching others, we teach ourselves."

"The paradoxes we encounter in nature are mirrors of our incomplete understanding."

"To find peace, one must first accept the uncertainty inherent in existence."

"A profound understanding requires that we embrace paradox."

"The goal of science is not to eliminate mystery but to deepen our appreciation of it."

"Happiness is found in the pursuit of understanding, not in possessing the answers."

"The mind that is open to wonder remains forever young."