All our lauded technological progress -- our very civilization - is like the axe in the hand of the pathological criminal.

Quote by Albert Einstein

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Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the...

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the...

Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the...

Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the...

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their...

Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their...

It is appallingly obvious our technology has exceeded our humanity

It is appallingly obvious our technology has exceeded our humanity

Memory is deceptive because it is colored by todays events.

Memory is deceptive because it is colored by todays events.

Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.

Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.

A man's value to the community primarily depends on how far his feelings, thoughts, and...

A man's value to the community primarily depends on how far his feelings, thoughts, and...

Isn't it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a...

Isn't it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a...

It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly...

It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly...

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we...

We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we...

An empty stomach is not a good political advisor

An empty stomach is not a good political advisor

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are...

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are...

Concern for man and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical...

Concern for man and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical...

Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions.

Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions.

It is quite possible that we can do greater things than Jesus, for what is...

It is quite possible that we can do greater things than Jesus, for what is...

If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z,...

If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z,...

Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down

Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down

Gossip is nature's telephone.

Gossip is nature's telephone.

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the...

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the...

One very important ingredient of success is a good, wide-awake, persistent, tireless enemy.

One very important ingredient of success is a good, wide-awake, persistent, tireless enemy.

Nobody can be successful unless he loves his work.

Nobody can be successful unless he loves his work.