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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These thoughts did not come in any verbal formulation. I rarely think in words at...

These thoughts did not come in any verbal formulation. I rarely think in words at...

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Nationalism is an infantile thing. It is the measles of mankind.

Nationalism is an infantile thing. It is the measles of mankind.

The school has always been the most important means of transferring the wealth of tradition...

The school has always been the most important means of transferring the wealth of tradition...

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...

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

All true learning is experience, everything else is just information.

All true learning is experience, everything else is just information.

Politics is a pendulum whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perpetually rejuvenated...

Politics is a pendulum whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perpetually rejuvenated...

Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace...

Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace...

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

A religious person is devout in the sense that he has no doubt about the...

A religious person is devout in the sense that he has no doubt about the...

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in...

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in...

One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the...

One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the...

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...

The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.

The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.

Many times a day I realize how much my own life is built upon the...

Many times a day I realize how much my own life is built upon the...

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...

If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.

If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts,...

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts,...

Everything you can imagine is real.

Everything you can imagine is real.

The entire object of true education, is to make people not merely do the right...

The entire object of true education, is to make people not merely do the right...

Go with the best you've got.

Go with the best you've got.