Albert Einstein is, to me at least, not just a genius because of what he has done in the field of physics, but also what he stood for morally as a person. When searching for quotes by him, I found so many I liked that I have had to split them up into two parts; the other half being saved for next time. So without further ado, here they are and make sure to check back in next Wednesday for the second half.
I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.
A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.
A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?
All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.
Force always attracts men of low morality.Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!
I am a deeply religious nonbeliever - this is a somewhat new kind of religion.
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty.
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.
