“ What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Werner Heisenberg
“ Quantum theory provides us with a striking illustration of the fact that we can fully understand a connection though we can only speak of it in images and parables. Werner Heisenberg
“ An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject, and how to avoid them. Werner Heisenberg
“ Whoever dedicates his life to searching out particular connections of nature will spontaneously be confronted with the question how they harmoniously fit into the whole. Werner Heisenberg
“ Natural science, does not simply describe and explain nature it is part of the interplay between nature and ourselves. Werner Heisenberg
“ The positivists have a simple solution: the world must be divided into that which we can say clearly and the rest, which we had better pass over in silence. But can anyone conceive of a more pointless… Werner Heisenberg
“ In the history of science, ever since the famous trial of Galileo, it has repeatedly been claimed that scientific truth cannot be reconciled with the religious interpretation of the world. Although I… Werner Heisenberg
“ Revere those things beyond science which really matter and about which it is so difficult to speak. Werner Heisenberg
“ The violent reaction on the recent development of modern physics can only be understood when one realises that here the foundations of physics have started moving and that this motion has caused the f… Werner Heisenberg
“ The single life is bearable to me only through my work in science, but for the long term, it would be very bad if I had to make do without a very young person next to me. Werner Heisenberg
“ Not only is the Universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think. Werner Heisenberg
“ Here the attention of the research workers is primarily directed to the problem of reconciling the claims of the special relativity theory with those of the quantum theory. The extraordinary advances… Werner Heisenberg
“ Whenever we proceed from the known into the unknown we may hope to understand, but we may have to learn at the same time a new meaning of the word 'understanding. Werner Heisenberg
“ I am firmly convinced that we must never judge political movements by their aims, no matter how loudly proclaimed or how sincerely upheld, but only by the means they use to realize these aims. Werner Heisenberg
“ Whether we like it or not, modern ways are going to alter and in part destroy traditional customs and values. Werner Heisenberg
