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Science5 quotes
The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility. — Albert Einstein · 1936The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of every day thinking. — Albert Einstein · 1936Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. — Albert Einstein · 1940The pursuit of scientific truth, detached from the practical interests of everyday life, ought to be treated as sacred by every government. — Albert Einstein · 1934The grand aim of all science [is] to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest possible number of hypotheses or axioms. — Albert Einstein · 1948War4 quotes
God has pity on kindergarten children.
He has less pity on school children.
And on grownups he has no pity at all,
he leaves them alone,
and sometimes they must crawl on all fours
in the burning sand
to reach the first-aid station
covered with blood. — Yehuda Amichai · 1955War is like love, it always finds a way. — Bertolt Brecht · 1939The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose. — Henry Kissinger · 1969As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable. — Albert Einstein · 1945Creativity3 quotes
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. — Albert Einstein · 1930A new idea comes suddenly and in a rather intuitive way. But intuition is nothing but the outcome of earlier intellectual experience. — Albert Einstein · 1949Imagination is more important than knowledge. — Albert Einstein · 1929International politics3 quotes
A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security. — Henry Kissinger · 1994Little do they know that they meet under an empty sky from which the gods have departed. — Hans Morgenthau · 1948As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable. — Albert Einstein · 1945Nuclear weapons3 quotes
The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe. — Albert Einstein · 1946Some recent work by E. Fermi and L. Szilard, which has been communicated to me in manuscript, leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate future. Certain aspects of the situation which has arisen seem to call for watchfulness and if necessary, quick action on the part of the Administration. — Albert Einstein · 1939I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two thirds of the people of the earth might be killed, but enough men capable of thinking, and enough books, would be left to start again, and civilization could be restored. — Albert Einstein · 1945Character2 quotes
No one can be good for long when goodness is not in demand. — Bertolt Brecht · 1943Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value. — Albert Einstein · 1955Civilization2 quotes
From the earliest times, human civilization has been no more than a strange luminescence growing more intense by the hour, of which no one can say when it will begin to wane and when it will fade away. For the time being, our cities still shine through the night, and the fires still spread. — W.G. Sebald · 1995I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two thirds of the people of the earth might be killed, but enough men capable of thinking, and enough books, would be left to start again, and civilization could be restored. — Albert Einstein · 1945Common sense2 quotes
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of every day thinking. — Albert Einstein · 1936Common sense is actually nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind prior to the age of eighteen. — Albert Einstein · 1948Decline of religion2 quotes
We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one's own ego and one's own desires. — Pope Benedict XVI · 2005Little do they know that they meet under an empty sky from which the gods have departed. — Hans Morgenthau · 1948Discovery2 quotes
A new idea comes suddenly and in a rather intuitive way. But intuition is nothing but the outcome of earlier intellectual experience. — Albert Einstein · 1949If you look at a dog following the advice of his nose, he traverses a patch of land in a completely unplottable manner. And he invariably finds what he's looking for. — W.G. Sebald · 2001History2 quotes
Who built the Thebes of the seven gates?
In the books you will find the names of kings.
Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock?...
Where, the evening that the wall of China was finished
Did the masons go? — Bertolt Brecht · 1936The history of things that didn’t happen has never been written. — Henry Kissinger · 1972Life2 quotes
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. — Albert Einstein · 1930Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life. — Bertolt Brecht · 1931Moral relativism2 quotes
We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one's own ego and one's own desires. — Pope Benedict XVI · 2005Food comes first, then morals. — Bertolt Brecht · 1928Physics2 quotes
Some recent work by E. Fermi and L. Szilard, which has been communicated to me in manuscript, leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate future. Certain aspects of the situation which has arisen seem to call for watchfulness and if necessary, quick action on the part of the Administration. — Albert Einstein · 1939If my theory of relativity is proven correct, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew. — Albert Einstein · 1929Success2 quotes
If A is a success in life, then A equals X plus Y plus Z. Work is X; Y is play; and Z is keeping your mouth shut. — Albert Einstein · 1950Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury—to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind. — Albert Einstein · 1931The Holocaust2 quotes
Submit to me as soon as possible a draft showing... Measures already taken for the execution of the intended final solution of the Jewish question. — Hermann Goring · 1941I herewith commission you to carry out all preparations with regard to... A total solution of the Jewish question in those territories of Europe which are under German influence. — Hermann Goring · 1941World War II2 quotes
I herewith commission you to carry out all preparations with regard to... A total solution of the Jewish question in those territories of Europe which are under German influence. — Hermann Goring · 1941Truly, I am living in a time of darkness. — Bertolt Brecht · 1939Animals1 quote
If you look at a dog following the advice of his nose, he traverses a patch of land in a completely unplottable manner. And he invariably finds what he's looking for. — W.G. Sebald · 2001Art1 quote
The works of art, by being publicly exhibited and offered for sale, are becoming articles of trade, following as such the unreasoning laws of markets and fashion; and public and even private patronage is swayed by their tyrannical influence. — Albert, Prince Consort · 1851Art and money1 quote
The works of art, by being publicly exhibited and offered for sale, are becoming articles of trade, following as such the unreasoning laws of markets and fashion; and public and even private patronage is swayed by their tyrannical influence. — Albert, Prince Consort · 1851Art market1 quote
The works of art, by being publicly exhibited and offered for sale, are becoming articles of trade, following as such the unreasoning laws of markets and fashion; and public and even private patronage is swayed by their tyrannical influence. — Albert, Prince Consort · 1851Artistic development1 quote
In order to be content men must also have the possibility of developing their intellectual and artistic powers. — Albert Einstein · 1940Attraction1 quote
Power is the great aphrodisiac. — Henry Kissinger · 1971Authority1 quote
Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth. — Albert Einstein · 1901Awe1 quote
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. — Albert Einstein · 1930Barbarism1 quote
Truly, I am living in a time of darkness. — Bertolt Brecht · 1939Being present1 quote
I never think of the future—it comes soon enough. — Albert Einstein · 1930Bicycles1 quote
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. — Albert Einstein · 1930Books1 quote
Reach for the book: It is a weapon. — Bertolt Brecht · 1935Citizen and state1 quote
Would it not be easier
In that case for the government
To dissolve the people
And elect another? — Bertolt Brecht · 1956