To be sure, it is not the fruits of scientific research that elevate a man and enrich his nature, but the urge to understand, the intellectual work, creative or receptive.

When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second.

The state was made for man, not man for state.

My pacifism is an instinctive feeling, a feeling that possesses me because the murder of men is disgusting. My attitude is not derived from any intellectual theory but is based on my deepest antipathy to every kind of cruelty and hatred.

Each of us visits this Earth involuntarily, and without an invitation. For me, it is enough to wonder at the secrets.

The power of imagination is the ultimate creative power.. no doubt about that. While knowledge defines all we currently know and understand.. imagination points to all we might yet discover and create. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions

The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow-creatures as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for life.