All my life I have dealt with objective matters; hence I lack both the natural aptitude and the experience to deal properly with people and to exercise official functions.
Statement to Abba Eban, November 18, 1952, turning down the presidency of Israel after Chaim Weizmann's death; Einstein Archive 28-943.
The Quotable Einstein, compiled by Alice Calaprice
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