The most precious things in life are not those you get for money.

You can't solve problems with the same thinking that caused them.

We [Jews] have no other means of self-defense than our solidarity

If you cannot explain it simply, you do not understand it enough.

The moon does not simply disappear when we are not looking at it.

In a sailboat I become oblivious to everything else in the world.

If I had it [life] to do all over again, I'd have been a plumber.

Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life.

The flag is a symbol of the fact that man is still a herd animal.

I refuse to engage in an intellectual battle with an unarmed man.

Success = 1 part work + 1 part play + 1 part keep your mouth shut

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

To understand the world one must not be worrying about one's self.

Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.

Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.

It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid.

I want to be cremated so people won't come to worship at my bones.

Do you really believe that the moon isn’t there when nobody looks?

[I] must seek in the stars that which was denied [to me] on earth.

The only sure way to avoid making mistakes is to have no new ideas.

If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.

In any conflict between humanity and technology, humanity will win.

I have always eaten animal flesh with a somewhat guilty conscience.

You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created.

We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings.

What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.

As I have said so many times, God doesn't play dice with the world.

As an elderly man, I have remained estranged from the society here.

The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule.

Condemnation before investigation is the highest form of ignorance.

If tomorrow were never to come, it would not be worth living today.

Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

Just because you believe in something does not mean that it is true.

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

He who cherishes the value of cultures cannot fail to be a pacifist.

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

You can't resolve a dilemma with all the very same mind that made it

Organized people are just too lazy to go looking for what they want.

The definition of genius is taking the complex and making it simple.

We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant.

The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

It is both auspicious and peaceful for people to choose vegetarinism.

Striving for social justice is the most valuable thing to do in life.

Convictions can best be supported with experience and clear thinking.

As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

... the desire for truth must take precedence over all other desires.

We can't solve today's problems with the mentality that created them.

The idea of a personal God is quite alien to me and seems even naïve.

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