One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for the examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration…

Quote by Albert Einstein

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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

When the solution is simple, God is answering.

When the solution is simple, God is answering.

Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace...

Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace...

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving...

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving...

The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those...

The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those...

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

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

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be mans guide in the...

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be mans guide in the...

Hunger, love, pain, fear are some of those inner forces which rule the individual's instinct...

Hunger, love, pain, fear are some of those inner forces which rule the individual's instinct...

We can understand almost anything, but we can't understand how we understand

We can understand almost anything, but we can't understand how we understand

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...

If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z,...

If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z,...

Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind...

Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind...

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...

The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he...

The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he...

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...

Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.

Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.

The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial...

The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial...

The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Learning without thought is labor lost; and thought without learning is perilous.

Learning without thought is labor lost; and thought without learning is perilous.