Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking. – Albert Einstein
Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age. – Albert Einstein
The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking… the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker. – Albert Einstein
You cannot prevent and prepare for war at the same time. – Albert Einstein
The pioneers of a warless world are the [youth] who refuse military service. – Albert Einstein
The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking. – Albert Einstein
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. – Albert Einstein
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking. – Albert Einstein
The foundation of morality should not be made dependent on myth nor tied to any authority lest doubt about the myth or about the legitimacy of the authority imperil the foundation of sound judgment and action. – Albert Einstein
My religiosity consists in a humble admiration of the infinitely superior spirit that reveals itself in the little that we, with our weak and transitory understanding, can comprehend of reality. Morality is of the highest importance — but for us, not for God. – Albert Einstein
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. – Albert Einstein
I never said half the crap people said I did. – Albert Einstein;)
Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds. – Albert Einstein
All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field. – Albert Einstein
Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid. – Albert Einstein
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism – how passionately I hate them! – Albert Einstein
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. – Albert Einstein
Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. – Albert Einstein
Mathematics are well and good but nature keeps dragging us around by the nose. – Albert Einstein
God does not care about our mathematical difficulties; He integrates empirically. – Albert Einstein