At present every coachman and every waiter argues about whether or not the relativity theory is correct.

The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe.

I have reached the conviction that the abolition of the death penalty is desirable. Reasons: 1) Irreparability in the event of an error of justice, 2) Detrimental moral influence of the execution procedure on those who, whether directly or indirectly, have to do with the procedure.

To take those fools in clerical garb seriously is to show them too much honor.

We must remember that we do not observe nature as it actually exists, but nature exposed to our methods of perception. The theories determine what we can or cannot observe...Reality is an illusion, albeit a persistent one.

Scientific research can reduce superstition by encouraging people to think and view things in terms of cause and effect.

If one tries to navigate unknown waters one runs the risk of shipwreck