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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I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet...

I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet...

Many of the things you can count, don't count. Many of the things you can't...

Many of the things you can count, don't count. Many of the things you can't...

There could be no fairer destiny for any physical theory than that it should point...

There could be no fairer destiny for any physical theory than that it should point...

Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be...

Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be...

It is appallingly obvious our technology has exceeded our humanity

It is appallingly obvious our technology has exceeded our humanity

Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems...

Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems...

The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we...

The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we...

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that...

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that...

Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.

Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.

I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they...

I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they...

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is...

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is...

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and Im not sure about the...

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and Im not sure about the...

Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.

Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.

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...

If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z,...

If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z,...

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into...

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into...

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict,...

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict,...

We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but...

We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but...