Teacher

If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.

A human being is a part of a whole, called by us "universe", a part limited in time and space He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest…a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our talk must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

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

Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind.

There is no place in this new kind of physics both for the field and matter, for the field is the only reality.

I am not more gifted than the average human being. If you know anything about history, you would know that is so--what hard times I had in studying and the fact that I do not have a memory like some other people do… I am just more curious than the average person and I will not give up on a problem until I have found the proper solution. This is one of my greatest satisfactions in life--solving problems--and the harder they are, the more satisfaction do I get out of them. Maybe you could consider me a bit more patient in continuing with my problem than is the average human being. Now, if you understand what I have just told you, you see that it is not a matter of being more gifted but a matter of being more curious and maybe more patient until you solve a problem.

Nothing happens until something moves.

Compound interest is the eighth natural wonder of the world and the most powerful thing I have ever encountered.

It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion.

Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.

The true value of human being can be found in degrees to which he has attained liberation from the self.