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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Well-being and happiness never appeared to me as an absolute aim. I am even inclined...

Well-being and happiness never appeared to me as an absolute aim. I am even inclined...

Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it.

Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it.

Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an...

Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an...

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

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

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

The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.

The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.

It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an...

It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an...

The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made...

The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made...

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

It is the theory that decides what we can observe.

It is the theory that decides what we can observe.

It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living by its purely physical effect...

It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living by its purely physical effect...

A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.

A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.

The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.

The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.

Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our...

Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our...

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive...

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive...

Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one

Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one

I don't believe in mathematics.

I don't believe in mathematics.

We cant solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we...

We cant solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we...

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

No problem is too big to run away from.

No problem is too big to run away from.