Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.

Mozart’s music is so pure and beautiful that I see it as a reflection of the inner beauty of the universe.

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.

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

There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.

No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

The only real valuable thing is intuition. The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery.

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

We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.

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

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.