Overemphasis of the competitive system and premature specialization on the ground of immediate usefulness kill the spirit on which all cultural life depends, specialized knowledge included.

It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living, by its purely physical effect on the human temperament, would most beneficially influence the lot of mankind.

We can understand almost anything, but we can't understand how we understand.

I never thought that others would take my theories so much more seriously than I did.

So long as there are men, there will be wars.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.