Everybody felt his superiority, but nobody felt oppressed by it. Though he had no illusions about people and human affairs, he was full of kindness toward everybody and everything. Never did he give the impression of domineering, always of serving and helping. He was extremely conscientious, without allowing anything to assume undue importance; a subtle humor guarded him, which was reflected in his eyes and in his smile.

Concern for man himself must always constitute the chief objective of all technological effort

Most people stop looking when they find the proverbial needle in the haystack. I would continue looking to see if there were other needles.

Peace comes through understanding

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.

Women always worry about things that men forget; men always worry about things women remember.

[Misquotation; not by Einstein.] If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker. [Apparently remorseful for his role in the development of the atom bomb.]