Albert Einstein

The brilliant German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and is considered one of the most influential scientists of all time.

Albert Einstein

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"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."

"Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking."

"Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age."

"Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age."

"It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely."

"Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools."

"True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist."

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science."

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."

"Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character."

"The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives."

"Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty."

"I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind."

"The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax."

"If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts."

"The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."

"Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death."

"The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education."

"Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school."

"It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education."

"The environment is everything that isn't me."

"Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish."

"The only source of knowledge is experience."

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science."

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

"That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God."

"God always takes the simplest way."

"If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed."

"The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."

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

"When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity."

"If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts."

"I never think of the future - it comes soon enough."

"The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion."

"When the solution is simple, God is answering."

"Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish."

"That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God."

"I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty."

"God always takes the simplest way."

"God does not play dice."

"I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil."

"I shall never believe that God plays dice with the world."

"We should take care not to make the intellect our god it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality."

"Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God."

"God may be subtle, but he isn't plain mean."

"If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed."

"An empty stomach is not a good political adviser."

"He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead his eyes are closed."

"I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil."

"Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced."

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."

"Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character."

"It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed."

"You ask me if I keep a notebook to record my great ideas. I've only ever had one."

"A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin what else does a man need to be happy?"

"The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat."

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning."

"If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

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

"I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty."

"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."

"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."

"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination."

"To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science."

"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits."

"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."

"Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking."