"I often say that there is no quantum world. There is only an abstract quantum physical description. It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how nature is. Physics concerns what we…"

"There are trivial truths and great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth is also true."

"The very nature of our subject, quantum physics, forces us to realize that we are suspended in language."

"We must be clear that, 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 c…"

"The quantum postulate implies that any observation of atomic phenomena will involve an interaction with the agency of observation which is not negligible."