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I have been connected with the Niels Bohr Institute since the completion of my university studies, first as a research fellow and, from 1956, as a professor of physics at the University of Copenhagen. After the death of my father in 1962, I followed him as director of the Institute until 1970.

~Aage Bohr

Topics: After Been Completion Connected Copenhagen Death Director Father Fellow First Followed Him Institute Physics Professor Research Since Studies University Until

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Copenhagen has done a remarkable job creating streets that are focused on bicycles and pedestrians.

~Alex Steffen

Topics: Copenhagen Creating Done Focused Job Pedestrian Remarkable Streets

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If the movie had ended in Hollywood fashion, the Copenhagen climate conference in 2009 would have marked the culmination of the global fight to slow a changing climate.

~Bill Mckibben

Topics: Changing Climate Conference Copenhagen Culmination Ended Fashion Fight Global Had Hollywood Marked Movie Slow Would

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In Copenhagen, we all ride bicycles everywhere, partly because it is impossible to park a car, but also because you can cross the city in 20 minutes on a bike.

~Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

Topics: Also Because Bike Car City Copenhagen Cross Everywhere Impossible Minutes Park Partly Ride You

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Right before I graduated from the national theatre school, I got the part of Roxie Hart in 'Chicago' in Copenhagen. That led to me playing it here in London. I was 26 when I came over for that. It was the first thing I did as a professional, and it is still the experience of my life.

~Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

Topics: Before Came Chicago Copenhagen Did Experience First First Thing Got Graduated Hart Here Led Life London Me My Life National Over Part Playing Professional Right School Still The First Thing Theatre Thing I Came

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I adore Copenhagen, where I live, but I'm really drawn to New York.

~Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

Topics: Adore Copenhagen Drawn Live New New York Really Where York

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At some point, they must do a 'Borgen' tour in Copenhagen. Like the 'Sex and the City' tour, but on bicycles.

~Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

Topics: City Copenhagen Like Must Point Sex Sex And The City Some Tour

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In Copenhagen, there's a long-term commitment to creating a well-functioning pedestrian city where all forms of movement - pedestrian, bicycles, cars, public transportation - are accommodated with equal priority.

~Bjarke Ingels

Topics: Car City Commitment Copenhagen Creating Equal Forms Long-Term Movement Pedestrian Priority Public Transportation Where

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Like a tracer running through the veins of the city, networks of air quality sensors attached to bikes can help measure an individual's exposure to pollution and draw a dynamic map of the urban air on a human scale, as in the case of the Copenhagen Wheel developed by new startup Superpedestrian.

~Carlo Ratti

Topics: Air Attached Bikes Case City Copenhagen Developed Draw Dynamic Exposure Help Human Individual Like Map Measure Networks New Pollution Quality Running Scale Sensors Startup Through Urban Veins Wheel

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If Copenhagen were a person, that person would be generous, beautiful, elderly, but with a flair. A human being that has certain propensities for quarrelling, filled with imagination and with appetite for the new and with respect for the old - somebody who takes good care of things and of people.

~Connie Nielsen

Topics: Appetite Beautiful Being Care Certain Copenhagen Elderly Filled Flair Generous Good Human Human Being Imagination New Old People Person Respect Somebody Takes Things Were Who Would

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