Albert Einstein Quotes
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I rarely think in words at all.
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Development of Western science is based on two great achievements: the invention of the formal logical system in Euclidean geometry by the Greek philosophers, and the discovery of the possibility to find out causal relationships by systematic experiment during the Renaissance. In my opinion, one has not to be astonished that the Chinese sages have not made these steps. The astonishing thing is that these discoveries were made at all.
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I have reached an age where if someone tells me to wear socks, I dont have to.
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The Universe is stranger than we imagine!
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Innovation is not the product of logical thought, even though the final product is tied to a logical structure.
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I agree with your remark about loving your enemy as far as actions are concerned. But for me the cognitive basis is the trust in an unrestricted causality. 'I cannot hate him, because he must do what he does.' That means for me more Spinoza than the prophets.
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Do you believe in miracles? Well, you should. In fact, life itself is a big miracle. There are so many things that are beyond our understanding. There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.
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It is characteristic of the military mentality that non-human factors ... are held essential, while the human being, his desires and thoughts-in short, the psychological factors-are considered as unimportant and secondary.
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The next world war will be fought with stones.
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Great spirits often meet violent oppisition with mediocre minds.
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The chicken did not cross the road. The road passed beneath the chicken.
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On the other hand, the concept owes its meaning and its justification exclusively to the totality of the sense impressions which we associate with it.
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There does, in fact, appear to be a plan.
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Science will stagnate if it is made to serve practical goals.
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The first and most important necessity is the creation of a modus vivendi with the Arab people.
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The number of natural hypothesis that can explain any given phenomena is infinite.
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A single bomb of this type, carried by boat and exploded in a port, might very well destroy the whole port, together with some of the surrounding territory.
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The discovery of nuclear chain reactions need not bring about the destruction of mankind any more than did the discovery of matches. We only must do everything in our power to safeguard against its abuse. Only a supranational organization, equipped with a sufficiently strong executive power, can protect us.
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The really valuable method of thought to arrive at a logically coherent system is intuition.
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The splitting of the atom has changed everything except for how we think.
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One can't teach a cat not to catch birds.
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The series of integers is obviously an invention of the human mind, a self-created tool which simplifies the ordering of certain sensory experiences.
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Marie Curie is, of all celebrated beings, the only one whom fame has not corrupted.
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Watch the stars, and from them learn.