The point is to develop the childlike inclination for play and the childlike desire for recognition and to guide the child over to important fields for society. Such a school demands from the teacher that he be a kind of artist in his province.

Brief is this existence, as a visit in a strange house. The path to be pursued is poorly lit by a flickering consciousness.

Just because you believe in something does not mean that it is true.

Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder, to search for the truth. Have holy curiosity. Make your life worth living.

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.

[When asked "Dr. Einstein, why is it that when the mind of man has stretched so far as to discover the structure of the atom we have been unable to devise the political means to keep the atom from destroying us?"] That is simple, my friend. It is because politics is more difficult than physics.

Isn't it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a popular fellow?