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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When the solution is simple, God is answering

When the solution is simple, God is answering

I sometimes ask myself how it came about that I was the one to develop...

I sometimes ask myself how it came about that I was the one to develop...

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

Mathematics are well and good but nature keeps dragging us around by the nose.

Mathematics are well and good but nature keeps dragging us around by the nose.

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...

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man...

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man...

The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless...

The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless...

Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.

Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.

The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.

The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.

To the Master's honor all must turn, each in its track, without a sound, forever...

To the Master's honor all must turn, each in its track, without a sound, forever...

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...

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 is not that Im so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.

It is not that Im so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.

A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.

A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.

The search for truth is more precious than its possession.

The search for truth is more precious than its possession.

Science is the century-old endeavour to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible...

Science is the century-old endeavour to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible...

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

Occurrences in this domain are beyond the reach of exact prediction because of the variety...

Occurrences in this domain are beyond the reach of exact prediction because of the variety...

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits

After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved, science and art tend to...

After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved, science and art tend to...