It would seem that men always need some idiotic fiction in the name of which they can hate one another. Once it was religion. Now it is the State.

Nationalism, on my opinion, is nothing more than an idealistic rationalization for militarism and aggression.

All my life I have dealt with objective matters; hence I lack both the natural aptitude and the experience to deal properly with people and to carry out official functions.

One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for the examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration of any scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year.

Life is a preparation for the future; and the best preparation for the future is to live as if there were none.

Enjoying the joys of others and suffering with them-these are the best guides for man.

The best design is the simplest one that works.