Anyone not shocked by quantum mechanics has not yet understood it.

If an idea does not appear bizarre, there is no hope for it.

Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true.

If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet.

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.

We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough.

When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images and establishing mental connections.