It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure.

Quote by Albert Einstein

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The road to perdition has ever been accompanied by lip service to an ideal.

The road to perdition has ever been accompanied by lip service to an ideal.

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.

Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe...

Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe...

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...

Time is what prevents everything from happening at once.

Time is what prevents everything from happening at once.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.

I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.

I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.

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...

For those who would joyously march in rank and file, they have already earned my...

For those who would joyously march in rank and file, they have already earned my...

Man tries to make for himself in the fashion that suits him best a simplified...

Man tries to make for himself in the fashion that suits him best a simplified...

My intellectual development was retarded, as a result of which I began to wonder about...

My intellectual development was retarded, as a result of which I began to wonder about...

The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot...

The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot...

Only a life lived for others is a life worth while.

Only a life lived for others is a life worth while.

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?

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...

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...

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried something new.

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried something new.

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...

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.

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