"Problems... cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them.

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If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?
Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them."
Dancers are the athletes of God
I want to know the thoughts of God, the rest are details
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be count
ed counts
If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith
The search and striving for truth and knowledge is one of the highest of man's
qualities
Gravity cannot be held responsible for people falling in love
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge is shipw
recked by the laughter of the Gods
An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

The important thing is to not stop questioning.

There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. Th
e other is as though everything is a miracle
It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on the human mind
it has overcome man's insecurity before himself and before nature.
The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made
more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one
If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.
Violence sometimes may have cleared away obstructions quickly, but it never has
proved itself creative
I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen

** If the facts don't fit the theory, then change the facts
Peace can't be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it
?
I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.
** It is more difficult to disintegrate a prejudice than an atom.
Before God we are all equally wise and equally foolish
Truth is what stands the test of experience
*** In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity
Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else - unless it is an en
emy
** The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious
** Circumstances are stronger than men
*** The time is terribly short. We must act now if we are to act at all
I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.
If one studies too zealously, one easily loses his pants
.-. When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit
on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.
We want peace and we realize that our future development depends on peace
* Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind
The scientific way of thinking has a further characteristic. The concepts, whic
h it uses to build up its coherent systems, are not expressing emotions

The important thing is not to stop questioning.

It may affront the military-minded person to suggest a regime that does not mai
ntain any military secrets
I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet life
stimulates the creative mind
*** Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.
My political ideal is democracy. Let every man be respected as an individual an
d no man idolized
*** Only a real risk tests the reality of a belief
**** Unquestioning respect for authority, is the greatest enemy of truth
Logical thinking is necessarily deductive, it is based upon hypothetical concep
ts and axioms
***** Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one
I do not contemplate heaven and hell, you see I have friends in both places
God may be subtle, but He isn't plain mean
I am opposed to the use of force under any circumstances, except when confronte
d by an enemy who pursues the destruction of life as an end in itself
*** Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imaginat
ion encircles the world.
You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war
*** Personalities are not formed by what is heard and said, but by labour and ac
tivity
*** Moral authority alone is an inadequate means of searching the cease
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehens
ible
Ethical directives can be made rational and coherent by logical thinking and em
pirical knowledge

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and a
s far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegace to the tailor
** Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not s
ure about the former.
A permanent peace cannot be prepared by threats but only by the honest attempt
to create mutual trust
**** Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value
.
***** When language becomes thus partially independent from the background of im
pressions, a greater inner coherence is gained
Thus, we may conclude that the mental development of the individual and his way
of forming concepts depend to a high degree upon language. This makes us realiz
e what extent the same language means the same mentality. In this sense thinking
and language are linked together
An education is what you remember, after you have forgotten everything that you
've learned

Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler.

True religion is real living; living with all ones soul, all ones goodness and
righteousness
We must revolutionize our thinking, revolutionize our actions and must have the
courage to revolutionize relations among the nations of the world
*** What really interest me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the
world

By painful experience we have learnt that rational thinking does not suffice to
solve the problems of our social life
* Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character
*** Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds

I know not with what Weapon World War III will be fought, but World War IV will
be fought with sticks and stones

Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing
.-. The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can b
e counted.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources

*** The value of a man, however, should be seen in what he gives and not in what
he is able to receive

** The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility

The work of statesmen can succeed only if they are backed by the serious and de
termined will of the people