Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Quote by Albert Einstein

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Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.

Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.

It is only to the individual that a soul is given.

It is only to the individual that a soul is given.

To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system...

To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system...

How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces...

How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces...

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.

When the solution is simple, God is answering

When the solution is simple, God is answering

One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against...

One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against...

The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. The religion which based on...

The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. The religion which based on...

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.

The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into...

The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into...

Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.

Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.

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

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

Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

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...

A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no...

A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no...

There could be no fairer destiny for any physical theory than that it should point...

There could be no fairer destiny for any physical theory than that it should point...

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and Im not sure about the...

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and Im not sure about the...

It doesn't matter if you're black or white... the only color that really matters is...

It doesn't matter if you're black or white... the only color that really matters is...

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from...

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from...

A perfect person doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, doesn't cry, doesn't fail and doesn't exist.

A perfect person doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, doesn't cry, doesn't fail and doesn't exist.

I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.

I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules...

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules...