It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For that he does not really need a college. He can learn them from books. The value of an education is a liberal arts college is not learning…

Quote by Albert Einstein

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Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age.

Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age.

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

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

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...

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...

But the creative principle resides in mathematics. In a certain sense, therefore, I hold true...

But the creative principle resides in mathematics. In a certain sense, therefore, I hold true...

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...

Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem - in my opinion - to characterize...

Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem - in my opinion - to characterize...

I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference!

I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference!

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know...

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know...

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

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

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...

How can it be that mathematics, being after all a product of human thought which...

How can it be that mathematics, being after all a product of human thought which...

We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed...

We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed...

Beauty is but skin deep, ugly lies the bone; Beauty dies and fades away, but...

Beauty is but skin deep, ugly lies the bone; Beauty dies and fades away, but...

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.

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best...

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best...

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...

Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.

Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.

Technology without hatred can be a blessing. Technology with hatred is always a disaster.

Technology without hatred can be a blessing. Technology with hatred is always a disaster.

It is appallingly obvious our technology has exceeded our humanity

It is appallingly obvious our technology has exceeded our humanity