The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness. — Niels Bohr
The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth. — 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
One of the favorite maxims of my father was the distinction between the two sorts of truths — Niels Bohr
It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how nature is. Physics concerns what we say about nature. — Niels Bohr
An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field. — Niels Bohr
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field. — Niels Bohr
How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress. — Niels Bohr