There is nothing inhuman, evil, or irrational which does not give some comfort, provided it is shared by a group. - Erich Fromm

The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that men may become robots.

The pathetic superstition prevails that by knowing more and more facts one arrives at knowledge of reality. Hundreds of scattered and unrelated facts are dumped into the heads of students; their time and energy are taken up by learning more and more facts so that there is little left for thinking. To be sure, thinking without a knowledge of facts remains empty and fictitious; but “information” alone can be just as much of an obstacle to thinking as the lack of it.

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.