It may be possible to fight intolerance, stupidity, and fanaticism seperately, but when they come together there is no hope.

If someone feels that he has never made a mistake in his life, it only means that he has never tried anything new in his life.

The pursuit of knowledge is more valuable than its possession.

Intelligence and genius

The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?

From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that we are here for the sake of each other - above all for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, and also for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day I realize how much my own outer and inner life is built upon the labors of my fellow men, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received.

Nationalism, on my opinion, is nothing more than an idealistic rationalization for militarism and aggression.