“The tendencies we have mentioned are something new for America. They arose when, under the influence of the two World Wars and the consequent concentration of all forces on a military goal, a predominantly military mentality developed, which with the almost sudden victory became even more accentuated. The characteristic feature of this mentality is that people place the importance of what Bertrand Russell so tellingly terms “naked power” far above all other factors which affect the relations between peoples. The Germans, misled by Bismarck’s successes in particular, underwent just such a transformation of their mentality—in consequence of which they were entirely ruined in less than a hundred years. I must frankly confess that the foreign policy of the United States since the termination of hostilities has reminded me, sometimes irresistibly, of the attitude of Germany under Kaiser Wilhelm II, and I know that, independent of me, this analogy has most painfully occurred to others as well. It is characteristic of the military mentality that non-human factors (atom bombs, strategic bases, weapons of all sorts, the possession of raw materials, etc.) are held essential, while the human being, his desires and thoughts—in short, the psychological factors—are considered as unimportant and secondary. Herein lies a certain resemblance to Marxism, at least insofar as its theoretical side alone is kept in view. The individual is degraded to a mere instrument; he becomes “human materiel.” The normal ends of human aspiration vanish with such a viewpoint. Instead, the military mentality raises “naked power” as a goal in itself—one of the strangest illusions to which men can succumb.”

“I am a Jew, but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene….No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus.”

“Racism is a disease of white people”

“Locura es hacer la misma cosa una y otra vez esperando obtener diferentes resultados”

“The field is the sole governing agency of the particle”

“The greatest scientists are artists as well.”

“Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.”

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”

“Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice, of law, of order —in short, of government.”

“Growth comes through analogy; through seeing how things connect, rather than only seeing how they might be different.”

“Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.”

“Dunia ini berbahaya untuk dijadikan tempat tinggal.  Bukan karena orang yang berbuat jahat, melainkan karena orang yang duduk  dan membiarkannya terjadi”

“One cannot alter a condition with the same mind set that created it in the first place.”

“I asked myself childish questions and proceeded to answer them.”

“Failing isn't bad when you learn what not to do.”