Gradually the conviction gained recognition that all knowledge about things is exclusively a working-over of the raw material furnished by the senses. ... Galileo and Hume first upheld this principle with full clarity and decisiveness.

America is today the hope of all honorable men who respect the rights of their fellow men and who believe in the principle of freedom and justice.

I have become rather like King Midas, except that everything turns not into gold but into a circus.

If we have the courage to decide ourselves for peace we will have peace.

Now to the term 'relativity theory.' I admit that it is unfortunate, and has given occasion to philosophical misunderstandings.

Don't dream of being a good person, be a human being is valuable and gives value to life.

The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking. If we want to change the world we have to change our thinking...no problem can be solved from the same consciousness that created it. We must learn to see the world anew.