In my opinion there is no other salvation for civilization and even for the human race than the creation of a world government with security on the basis of law. As long as there are sovereign states with their separate armaments and armament secrets, new world wars cannot be avoided.

The most important tool of the theoretical physicist is his wastebasket.

Happiness, as a pursuit, is suitable only for pigs.

People are like bicycles. They can keep their balance only as long as they keep moving.

Modern education is competitive, nationalistic and separative. It has trained the child to regard material values as of major importance, to believe that his nation is also of major importance and superior to other nations and peoples. The general level of world information is high but usually biased, influenced by national prejudices, serving to make us citizens of our nation but not of the world.

I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking

I like the Swiss because by and large they are more humane than the other people aming whom I have lived.