It's no accident that capitalism has brought with it progress, not merely in production but also in knowledge. Egoism and competition are, alas, stronger forces than public spirit and sense of duty.
Albert EinsteinI prefer an attitude of humility corresponding to the weakness of our intellectual understanding of nature and of our own being.
Albert EinsteinI never think of the future. It comes soon enough. When visiting the U.S. from Germany for a winter academic stay.
Albert EinsteinConcern for man and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.
Albert EinsteinTo have security against atomic bombs and against the other biological weapons, we have to prevent war, for if we cannot prevent war every nation will use every means that is at their disposal; and in spite of all promises they make, they will do it. At the same time, so long as war is not prevented, all the governments of the nations have to prepare for war, and if you have to prepare for war, then you are in a state where you cannot abolish war.
Albert Einstein