On the power of imagination
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
"When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, you think it's two minutes. But when you sit on a hot stove for a minute, you think its two hours. That's relativity."
"Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it."
On the secret to success
"If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."
"If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."
"A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy,
education, and social ties; no religiousbasis is necessary. Man would
indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."
"I never think of the future. It comes soon enough."
"Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing."
