Albert Einstein

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"Innumerable voices have been asserting for some time now that human society is passing through a crisis, that its stability has been gravely shattered. It is characteristic of such a situation that individuals feel indifferent or even hostile toward the group, small or large, to which they belong. In order to illustrate my meaning, let me record here a personal experience. I recently discussed with an intelligent and well-disposed man the threat of another war, which in my opinion would seriously endanger the existence of mankind, and I remarked that only a supranational organization would offer protection from that danger. Thereupon my visitor, very calmly and coolly, said to me: "Why are you so deeply opposed to the disappearance of the human race?"	Ability, Anger, Character
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."	Economics, Sanity
"Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death."	Birth, Death, Intelligence
"Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them."	Genius, Intelligence
"It has become appallingly clear that our technology has surpassed our humanity."	Men, Technology
"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity."	Men, Technology
"It is in fact nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for what this delicate little plant needs more than anything, besides stimulation, is freedom. It is a very grave mistake to think that the enjoyment of seeing and searching can be promoted by means of coercion and a sense of duty."	Curiosity, Duty, Freedom
"It is not the fruits of scientific research that elevate man and enrich his nature. but the urge to understand, the intellectual work, creative or receptive."	Creativity, Intelligence, Men
"It is only to the individual that a soul is given."	Miscellaneous
"It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs."	Politics
"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."	Art, Creativity, Education
"It is the theory that decides what we can observe."	Decision-Making
"It was the experience of mystery-even if mixed with fear-that engendered religion."	Religion
"It would be a sad situation if the wrapper were better than the meat wrapped inside it. (referring to clothing)"	Miscellaneous
"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."	Intelligence
"Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized."	Men
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."	Nature
"Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler."	Miscellaneous
"Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God."	Religion
"More and more I come to value charity and love of one's fellow being above everything else... All our lauded technological progress--our very civilization--is like the axe in the hand of the pathological criminal."	Crime, Love, Technology
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Adversity	Age	Ambition
America	Anger	Anti-God
Anti-Religion	Argument	Art
Assumptions	Attitude	Beauty
Beginnings	Birth	Books
Capitalism	Change	Character
Choice	Communism	Confidence
Conflict	Conformity	Courage
Creativity	Crime	Criticism
Curiosity	Dancing	Darkness
Death	Decision-Making	Desires
Destiny	Determination	Difficulty
Dreams	Duty	Economics
Education	Effort	Emotion
Equality	Evil	Excellence
Experience	Faith	Fate
Fear	Freedom	Genius
Glory	Goals	God
Good	Government	Happiness
Help	History	Honesty
Hope	Humor	Imagination
Insults	Intelligence	Intentions
Joy	Justice	Knowledge
Laughter	Law	Learning
Liberty	Lies	Life
Light	Love	Memory
Men	Military	Miscellaneous
Mistakes	Monarchy	Money
Music	Nature	Opportunity
Patriotism	Peace	Persistence
Philosophy	Politics	Power
Quitting	Quotations	Reading
Religion	Responsibility	Sanity
School	Science	Sin
Sleeping	Sorrow	Strength
Stupidity	Success	Talent
Taxes	Teaching	Technology
Thinking	Time	Truth
Violence	Wants	War
Wisdom	Wishing	Worrying