Almost all the other fellows do not look from the facts to the theory but from the theory to the facts; they cannot get out of the network of already accepted concepts; instead, comically, they only wriggle about inside.
Albert EinsteinMan would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
Albert EinsteinPast is dead Future is uncertain; Present is all you have, So eat, drink and live merry.
Albert EinsteinWhat I'm really interested in is whether God could have made the world in a different way; that is, whether the necessity of logical simplicity leaves any freedom at all.
Albert Einstein