Bruce Lee’s Quotes

“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.“

“The spiritual force transcends all. — I feel this great creative and spiritual force within me that is greater than faith, greater than ambition, greater than confidence, greater than determination, greater than vision. It is all these combined. My brain becomes magnetized with this dominating force which I hold in my hand.”

“Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water my friend.”

“One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always run to simplicity.”

“Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.”

“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”

“using no way as a way, using no limitations as a limitation.”

“Showing off is the fool’s idea of glory.”

“As you think, so shall you become.”

“If you make an ass out of yourself, there will always be someone to ride you”

“Simplicity is the key to brilliance”

“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.””

“Forget about winning and losing, forget about pride and pain”

“Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not you go out and look for a successfull personality and duplicate it.”

“Let an opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let an opponent smash into your flesh and you fracture his bone; let an opponent fracture your bone and you take his life! Do not be concerned with your escaping safely; lay your life before him!”

“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.”

“A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.”

“Real living is living for others.”

“If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.”

“The possession of anything begins in the mind”

“Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.”

“Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system.”

“If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.”

“A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.”

“To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.”

“When there is freedom from mechanical conditioning, there is simplicity. The classical man is just a bundle of routine, ideas and tradition. If you follow the classical pattern, you are understanding the routine, the tradition, the shadow – you are not understanding yourself.”

“The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.”

“Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”

“Obey the principles without being bound by them.”

“If you want to learn to swim jump into the water. On dry land no frame of mind is ever going to help you”

“To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.””

“It’s not what you give, it’s the way you give it.””

“You just wait. I’m going to be the biggest Chinese Star in the world.”

“If you think a thing is impossible, you’ll make it impossible.”

“A fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure or hire a bodyguard.”

“Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do.”

“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.”

“The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or in defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment..”

“Don’t think, Feel, it is like a finger pointing out to the moon, don’t concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory.”

“We shall find the answer when we examine the problem, the problem is never apart from the answer, the problem IS the answer, understanding the problem dissolves the problem”

“Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own.”

“Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the ability to act in the presence of fear.”

Krishna’s Quotes

“Be fearless and pure; never waver in your determination or your dedication to the spiritual life. Give freely. Be self-controlled, sincere, truthful, loving, and full of the desire to serve…Learn to be detached and to take joy in renunciation. Do not get angry or harm any living creature, but be compassionate and gentle; show good will to all. Cultivate vigor, patience, will, purity; avoid malice and pride. Then, you will achieve your destiny.”

“He alone sees truly who sees the Lord the same in every creature…seeing the same Lord everywhere, he does not harm himself or others.”

“Those who eat too much or eat too little, who sleep too much or sleep too little, will not succeed in meditation. But those who are temperate in eating and sleeping, work and recreation, will come to the end of sorrow through meditation.”

“Abandon all attachment to the results of action and attain supreme peace.”

“It is better to strive in one’s own dharma than to succeed in the dharma of another. Nothing is ever lost in following one’s own dharma. But competition in another’s dharma breeds fear and insecurity.”

“The awakened sages call a person wise when all his undertakings are free from anxiety about results.”

“Reshape yourself through the power of your will… Those who have conquered themselves…live in peace, alike in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, praise and blame…To such people a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the same…Because they are impartial, they rise to great heights “

“No one should abandon duties because he sees defects in them. Every action, every activity, is surrounded by defects as a fire is surrounded by smoke.”

“The demonic do things they should avoid and avoid the things they should do : Hypocritical, proud, and arrogant, living in delusion and clinging to their deluded ideas, insatiable in their desires, they pursue unclean ends ; Bound on all sides by scheming and anxiety, driven by anger and greed, they amass by any means they can a hoard of money for the satisfaction of their cravings ; Self-important, obstinate, swept away by the pride of wealth, they ostentatiously perform sacrifices without any regard for their purpose. Egotistical, violent, arrogant, lustful, angry, envious of everyone, they abuse my presence within their own bodies and in the bodies of others”

“Strive to still your thoughts. Make your mind one-pointed in meditation.”

“When a person is devoted to something with complete faith, I unify his faith in that. Then, when his faith his completely unified, he gains the object of his devotion.”

“On this path effort never goes to waste, and there is no failure. Even a little effort toward spiritual awareness will protect you from the greatest fear.”

“Strive constantly to serve the welfare of the world; by devotion to selfless work one attains the supreme goal of life. Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind.”

Muhammad’s Quotes

“A white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action.”

“The most excellent Jihad is that for the conquest of self.”

“Even as the fingers of the two hands are equal, so are human beings equal to one another. No one has any right, nor any preference to claim over another.”

“Do not consider any act of kindness insignificant, even meeting your brother with a cheerful face.”

“The strong man is not the good wrestler; the strong man is only the one who controls himself when he is angry.”

“A man’s true wealth here after is the good he does in this world to his fellow man.”

“The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr.”

“One hour’s meditation on the work of the Creator is better than seventy years of prayer”

“Do you love your creator? Love your fellow-beings first.”

“Shall I not inform you of a better act than fasting, alms, and prayers? Making peace between one another: enmity and malice tear up heavenly rewards by the roots.”

“Allah will not be merciful to those who are not merciful to people.”

“By his good character, a believer will attain the degree of one who prays during the night and fasts during the day.”

“Try to pass your mornings and evenings in a state where your heart is free from all ill-feelings, jealousy and hatred for everyone, and remember that this is my Sunnah, and he who loves my Sunnah will be with me in paradise.”

“Do not turn away a poor man…even if all you can give is half a date. If you love the poor and bring them near you…Allah will bring you near Him on the Day of Resurrection.”

“Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever has not kindness has not faith.”

“Strive always to excel in virtue and truth.”

“Admonish your wives with kindness.”

“Much silence and a good disposition, there are no two works better than those.”

“Assist any person oppressed, whether Muslim or non-Muslim.”

“Riches are not from and abundance of wordly goods but from a contented mind.”

“Whomsoever Allâh intends to do good, He gives right understanding of religion.”

“But determine that if people do you good, you will do good to them; and if they oppress you, you will not oppress them.”

“The prayer of a person is (in reality) a light in his heart, so whoever desires, can illuminate his heart (by means of prayers).”

“He who does not thank people, does not thank Allah.”

“They are people who have loved one another by reason of Allah’s spirit, and were giving gifts to one another without being related or having (common) property.”

“If anyones loves for Allah’s sake, gives for Allah’s sake and withholds for Allah’s sake, he will have perfected faith.”

“O People, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to your women, but they also have right over you. If they abide by your right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed.”

“Indeed, an ignorant man who is generous is dearer to Allah than a worshipper who is miserly.”

“Son of Adam, to give away what you have extra is better for you and to withhold it is worse for you, but you are not blamed for having a sufficiency. Give first to those who are dependent on you.”

“Every act of kindness is sadaqah.”

“A Muslim who meets with others and shares their burdens is better than one who lives a life of seclusion and contemplation.”

“The best richness is the richness of the soul.”

“You will not enter paradise until you have faith; and you will not complete your faith till you love one another.”

“He, who wishes to enter paradise at the best gate, must please his father and mother.”

“The proof of a Muslim’s sincerity is, that he pays no heed to that, which is not his business.”

“If a person recite ” Ayatal Kursi” after every Farz Namaz then there will be nothing between him and Heaven except Death.”

“The best people are those who are most useful to others.”

“Happy is the person who finds fault with himself instead of finding fault with others.”

“He who makes peace between the people by inventing good information or saying good things, is not a liar.”

“Philosophy is the stray camel of the faithful; take hold of it wherever ye come across it.”

“He who brings goods for sale is blessed with good fortune, but he who keeps them till the price rises is accursed.”

Jesus Christ’s Quotes

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”

“What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul.”

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

“It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven (Luke 18:25)”

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.’ II Corinthians 5:7”

“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

“Yes I am with you always, until the very end of time”

“Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.”

“The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.”

“Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.’ I John 4:4”

“No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.”

“Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence. Love others as well as you love yourself.”

“For behold, I, God, have a suffered• these things for all, that they might not suffer if they would repent; But if they would not repent they must suffer• even as I; Which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might not• drink the bitter cup, and shrink”

“she replies. ”He’s the one who made it possible to have direct contact with God. We don’t need a middle man.”

“Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. — John 15:4 (NIV)”

“Live in me, let me live in you, says the Lord.”

“If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.(Gospel of St. Thomas)”

“Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.”

Buddha’s Quotes

“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.”

“All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?”

“An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.”

“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”

“Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.”

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

“Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.”

“Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”

“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”

“He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.”

“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”

“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?”

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”

“I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.”

“I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.”

“In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.”

“It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.”

“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.”

“Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.”

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”

“The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.”

“The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.”

“The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood.”

“The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”

“The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.”

“There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.”

“There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.”

“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”

“To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.”

“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.”

“To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”

“To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.”

“Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.”

“Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.”

“Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering – an image of death.”

“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”

“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”

Miyamoto Musashi’s Quotes

“Do nothing that is of no use”

“In battle, if you make your opponent flinch, you have already won.”

“from one thing, know ten thousand things”

“Get beyond love and grief: exist for the good of Man.”

“You should not have any special fondness for a particular weapon, or anything else, for that matter. Too much is the same as not enough. Without imitating anyone else, you should have as much weaponry as suits you.”

“The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and to teach them in such a way that they will be useful in all things.”

“let other people fall heroicly, if that’s right for them. I just want to clean up the battle with heroic victory”

“It is difficult to understand the universe if you only study one planet”

“You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain”

“To become the enemy, see yourself as the enemy of the enemy”

“You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.”

“The important thing in strategy is to suppress the enemy’s useful actions but allow his useless actions”

“No man is invincible, and therefore no man can fully understand that which would make him invincible”

“The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights is to win”

“Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world”

“You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain”

“Whatever the Way, the master of strategy does not appear fast….Of course, slowness is bad. Really skillful people never get out of time, and are always deliberate, and never appear busy.”

“The primary thing when you take a sword in your hands is your intention to cut the enemy, whatever the means. Whenever you parry, hit, spring, strike or touch the enemy’s cutting sword, you must cut the enemy in the same movement. It is essential to attain this. If you think only of hitting, springing, striking or touching the enemy, you will not be able actually to cut him.”

Leonardo Da Vinci’s Qoutes

“Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.”

“One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself. “

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.”

“People of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”

“A poet knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

“I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.”

“Our life is made by the death of others.”

“The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.”

“Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.”

“I have offended God and mankind because my work didn’t reach the quality it should have.”

“He who wishes to be rich within a day, will be hanged within a year.”

“All our knowwledge has its origin in our perceptions”

“If you are alone you belong entirely to yourself. If you are accompanied by even one companion you belong only half to yourself or even less in proportion to the thoughtlessness of his conduct and if you have more than one companion you will fall more deeply into the same plight.”

“The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of.”

“He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.”

“It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.”

“Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!”

“Time stays long enough for those who use it.”

“once you have tasted the taste of sky, you will forever look up”

“Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity, and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.”

“Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.”

“Learning never exhausts the mind.”

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.”

“Intellectual passion drives out sensuality. “

“One has no right to love or hate anything if one has not acquired a thorough knowledge of its nature..great love springs from great knowledge of the beloved object, and if you know it but little you will be able to love it only a little or not at all.”

“Art is never finished, only abandoned.”

“I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death”

“As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.”

“As you cannot do what you want, Want what you can do”

“The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.”

“Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood.”

“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.”

Mahatma Gandhi’s Quotes

“Be the change you want to see in the world.”

“There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever”

“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”

“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

“Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.”

“You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result”

“An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

“Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong”

“Whenever you have truth it must be given with love, or the message and the messenger will be rejected”

“God has no religion”

“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed”

“The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles”

“You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.””

“Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn’t have it in the beginning.”

“The most heinous and the most cruel crimes of which history has record have been committed under the cover of religion or equally noble motives”

“Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it”

“They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.”

“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”

“You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result”

“A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.”

“Patience means self-suffering.”

“Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.”

“Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.”

“Love never claims, it ever gives; love never suffers, never resents, never revenges itself. Where there is love there is life; hatred leads to destruction.”

“Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.”

“A ‘NO’ uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a ‘YES’ merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.”

“A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.”

“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”

“Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful. Just put forth a clear enough request, and everything your heart desires must come to you.”

“Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.”

“Fear has its use but cowardice has none.”

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

“To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within the soul”

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”

” If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.”

“President means chief servant”

“One man cannot do right in one department of life whilst he is occupied in doing wrong in any other departments. Life is one indivisible whole.”

“I have known many meat eaters to be far more nonviolent than vegetarians.”

“The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. Freedom and slavery are mental states.”

“Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding”

Albert Einstein’s Quotes

“Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.”

“Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity. ”

“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. ”

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”

“If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut ”

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe. ”

“Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed. ”

“The most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mysterious. It is the power of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty, which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive forms — this knowledge, this feeling, is at the center of true religiousness. In this sense, and in this sense only, I belong to the rank of devoutly religious men. ”

“One must not attempt to justify them, but rather to sense their nature simply and clearly.”

“We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant”

“LOVE: He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.”

“No, this trick won’t work…How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?”

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”

“Only a life lived in the service to others is worth living.”

“My life is a simple thing that would interest no one. It is a known fact that I was born and that is all that is necessary.”

“What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very imperfectly, and that must fill a thinking person with a feeling of humility. This is a genuinely religious feeling that has nothing to do with mysticism.”

“It is a magnificent feeling to recognize the unity of complex phenomena which appear to be things quite apart from the direct visible truth.”

“The bitter and the sweet come from the outside, the hard from within, from one’s own efforts.”
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”

“Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.”

“A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.”

“Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.”

“Hunger, love, pain, fear are some of those inner forces which rule the individual’s instinct for self preservation.”

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”

“The meek shall inherit the earth, but not its mineral rights”

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”

“One need only think of the weather, in which case the prediction even for a few days ahead is impossible.”

“I never think of the future – it comes soon enough.”

“Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.”

“Example isn’t another way to teach, it is the only way to teach”

“I am a deeply religious nonbeliever – this is a somewhat new kind of religion.”

“If we knew what we were doing it wouldn’t be research.”

“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”

“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once”

“A photograph never grows old. You and I change, people change all through the months and years, but a photograph always remains the same. How nice to look at a photograph of mother or father taken many years ago. You see them as you remember them. But as people live on, they change completely. That is why I think a photograph can be kind.”

“When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, it seems like two minutes. When you sit on a hot stove for two minutes, it seems like two hours that’s relativity.”

“Keep on sowing your seed, for you never know which will grow — perhaps it all will.”

“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex… It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”

“The only source of knowledge is experience.”

“We can understand almost anything, but we can’t understand how we understand.”

“The only mistake in life is the lesson not learned.”

“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”

“A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. An experiment is something everybody believes, except the person who made it.”

“How do I work? I grope.”