"It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure."
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."
"Any fool can know. The point is to understand."
"Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either."
"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales."