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When a man, after long years of searching, chances upon a thought which discloses something of the beauty of this mysterious universe, he should not therefore be personally celebrated. He is already sufficiently paid by his experience of seeking and finding.
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The world we have made as a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far creates problems that we cannot solve at the same level at which we have created them.... We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if humankind is to survive.
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The life of the individual has meaning only insofar as it aids in making the life of every living thing nobler and more beautiful. Life is sacred, that is to say, it is the supreme value, to which all other values are subordinate.
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To dwell on the things that depress or anger us does not help in overcoming them. One must knock them down alone.
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A country cannot simultaneously prepare and prevent war. I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. The distinctions separating the social classes are false; in the last analysis they rest on force.
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The tragedy of life is what dies in the hearts and souls of people while they live.
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I think that only daring speculation can lead us further and not accumulation of facts.
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Humankind's desire for peace can be realized only by the creation of a world government.
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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
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People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.
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I see a clock, but I cannot envision the clockmaker. The human mind is unable to conceive of the four dimensions, so how can it conceive of a God, before whom a thousand years and a thousand dimensions are as one?
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Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
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Paper is to write things down that we need to remember. Our brains are used to think.
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Often in evolutionary processes a species must adapt to new conditions in order to survive.
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In any conflict between humanity and technology, humanity will win.
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Those who believe that politics and religion do not mix, understand neither.
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The effort to strive for truth has to precede all other efforts.
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Empathy is patiently and sincerely seeing the world through the other person's eyes. It is not learned in school; it is cultivated over a lifetime.
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A new idea comes suddenly and in a rather intuitive way. But intuition is nothing but the outcome of earlier intellectual experience.
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I believe that we don't need to worry about what happens after this life, as long as we do our duty here-to love and to serve.
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It is entirely possible that behind the perception of our senses, worlds are hidden of which we are unaware.
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If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects.
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We have to do the best we are capable of. This is our sacred human responsibility.
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Striving for peace and preparing for war are incompatible with each other, and in our time more so than ever.