It seems sensible to discard all hope of observing hitherto unobservable quantities, such as the position and period of the electron... Instead it seems more reasonable to try to establish a theoretical quantum mechanics, analogous to classical mechanics, but in which only relations between observable quantities occur.
Werner HeisenbergEven for the physicist the description in plain language will be a criterion of the degree of understanding that has been reached.
Werner HeisenbergThe basic idea is to shove all fundamental difficulties onto the neutron and to do quantum mechanics in the nucleus.
Werner HeisenbergThe Same organizing forces that have shaped nature in all her forms are also responsible for the structure of our minds.
Werner Heisenberg