"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)"
"Deux choses sont infinies : l’Univers et la bêtise humaine. Mais, en ce qui concerne l’Univers, je n’en ai pas encore acquis la certitude absolue."
"We know from daily life that we exist for other people first of all, for whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends."
"A society's competitive advantage will come not from how well its schools teach the multiplication and periodic tables, but from how well they stimulate imagination and creativity."
"Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters"
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning."