Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it ... he who doesn't ... pays it.

The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder.

Germany had the misfortune of becoming poisoned, first because of plenty, and then because of want.

The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.

Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and devotion towards men and towards objective things.

Any government is evil if it carries within it the tendency to deteriorate into Tyranny. The danger of such deterioration is more acute in a country in which the government has authority not only over the armed forces but also over every channel of education and information.

I see my life in terms of music.