Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events.

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It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For that he...

It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For that he...

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

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

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish

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.

Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.

Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.

I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this...

I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this...

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...

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.

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.

It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie...

It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie...

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land...

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land...

[My] deep religiosity... found an abrupt ending at the age of twelve, through the reading...

[My] deep religiosity... found an abrupt ending at the age of twelve, through the reading...

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

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

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...

Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation...

Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation...

I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The...

I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The...

There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real...

There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real...

Thinking is more stinking than drinking, but to feel is for real.

Thinking is more stinking than drinking, but to feel is for real.