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I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed. ”
He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed. ”
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. ”
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. ”
In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same. ”
There is no logical way to the discovery of these elemental laws. There is only the way of intuition, which is helped by a feeling for the order lying behind the appearance. ”
The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder. ”
One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion. ”
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater. ”
The road to perdition has ever been accompanied by lip service to an ideal. ”