"Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking."

"It is not enough to teach a man a specialty. Through it he may become a kind of useful machine but not a harmoniously developed personality."

"The most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mystical. It is the sower of all true art and science."

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when one contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous str…"

"My passion for social justice has often brought me into conflict with people, as has my aversion to all kinds of authority."