Albert Einstein

"Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social enviroment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions."(Essay to Leo Baeck, 1953)"

"What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right."

"In scientific thinking are always present elements of poetry. Science and music requires a thought homogeneous."

"The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are goodness, beauty, and truth."

"I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be man's guide in the foreseeable future; however, they will remain the most beautiful sanctuary they have always been for the select few."

"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible."

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."

"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love."

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

"If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music."

"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."

"Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value."

"Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking."

"Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere."

"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?"

"Although I am a typical loner in my daily life, my awareness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has prevented me from feelings of isolation."

"I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind."

"You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat."

"It is harder to crack prejudice than an atom."

"The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking."