Albert Einstein

"It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception."

"A man's value to the community depends primarily on how far his feelings, thoughts, and actions are directed towards promoting the good of his fellows."

"Occurrences in this domain are beyond the reach of exact prediction because of the variety of factors in operation, not because of any lack of order in nature."

"The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking."

"Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds."

"An empty stomach is not a good political adviser."

"The environment is everything that isn't me."

"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."

"Try and penetrate with our limited means the secrets of nature and you will find that, behind all the descernible laws and connections, there remains something subtle, intangible and inexplicable. Veneration for this force beyond anything that we can comprehend is my religion. To that extent I am, in fact, religious."

"The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge."

"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."

"I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. It’s because of them I’m doing it myself."