"A clever person solves a problem. A..." - Quote by Albert Einstein

“Ethical axioms are found and tested not very differently from the axioms of science. Truth is what stands the test of experience.”

“My interest in science was always essentially limited to the study of principles.... That I have published so little is due to this same circumstance, as the great need to grasp principles has caused me to spend most of my time on fruitless pursuits.”

“Newton did not know what happened to the apple, and I can prove this when the next eclipse comes.”

“Once you know the difference between right and wrong, you have lots fewer decisions to make.”

“Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.”

“[George] Orwell's essays. It's got it all. Great writing, a worldview that I find interesting and useful, and most of it timelessly true.”

“Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe.”

“In the army, all combat officers are taught the "Estimate of the Situation": When you are faced with a problem - take that hill, or in business maybe grow your market share - the first thing you do is to make an analysis of your environment.”

“The way to stop financial joyriding is to arrest the chauffeur, not the automobile.”