A true genius admits that he/she knows nothing.

Strange is our situation here upon earth.

If [quantum theory] is correct, it signifies the end of physics as a science.

I have repeatedly said that in my opinion the idea of a personal God is a childlike one.

The future is of greater interest to me than the past, since that is where I intend to spend the rest of my life.

It strikes me as unfair, and even in bad taste, to select a few of them for boundless admiration, attributing superhuman powers of mind and character to them. This has been my fate, and the contrast between the popular estimate of my powers and achievements and the reality is simply grotesque.

...behind all the discernible laws and connections, there remains something subtle, intangible and inexplicable.