Concern for man and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.
Albert Einstein, Quoted in Science and Values, London Times, 1 Jul 85
In so far as the statements of geometry speak about reality, they are not certain, and in so far as they are certain, they do not speak about reality.
Albert Einstein (1879&endash;1955) on the distinction between abstract and physical geometry,.
in Geometry and Experience, p. 3 (1941).
Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem&emdash;in my opinion&emdash;to characterize our age.
Albert Einstein (1879&endash;1955), Out of My Later Years, ch. 14 (1950).