276 Famous Quotes by Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a German physicist and Nobel Prize winner who is widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists in history. His groundbreaking theories of relativity and his contributions to the development of quantum mechanics revolutionized the field of physics and changed our understanding of the universe. Einstein was also a committed pacifist and humanitarian, using his platform to advocate for peace and social justice. His legacy continues to inspire scientists and thinkers around the world. (Albert Einstein Biography).
Albert Einstein Famous Quotes
Don't listen to the person who has the answers; listen to the person who has the questions. (Meaning)
The more I study science, the more I believe in God. (Meaning)
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. (Meaning)
Thinking is hard work; that's why so few do it. (Meaning)
Everyone knew it was impossible, until a fool who didn't know came along and did it. (Meaning)
Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth. (Meaning)
Be a voice not an echo. (Meaning)
Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed. (Meaning)
Don't wait for miracles, your whole life is a miracle. (Meaning)
Genius is making complex ideas simple, not making simple ideas complex (Meaning)
There is no vaccine against stupidity. (Meaning)
A problem defined, is a problem half solved. (Meaning)
A ship is always safe at the shore - but that is NOT what it is built for. (Meaning)
Creativity is seeing what others see and thinking what no one else has ever thought. (Meaning)
Earth is the insane asylum of the universe. (Meaning)
I think 99 times and find nothing. I stop thinking, swim in the silence, and the truth comes to me. (Meaning)
Creativity is intelligence having fun. (Meaning)
I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be. (Meaning)
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. (Meaning)
Never underestimate your own ignorance. (Meaning)
Student is not a container you have to fill but a torch you have to light up. (Meaning)
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. (Meaning)
Once you stop learning, you start dying (Meaning)
If you want different results, do not do the same things. (Meaning)
Most people see what is, and never see what can be. (Meaning)
Success comes from curiosity, concentration, perseverance and self criticism. (Meaning)
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change. (Meaning)
Those who have the privilege to know have the duty to act. (Meaning)
I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking (Meaning)
Adversity introduces a man to himself. (Meaning)
You can't use an old map to explore a new world. (Meaning)
Nothing happens unless something moves. (Meaning)
I'm more interested in the future than in the past, because the future is where I intend to live. (Meaning)
Intelligence is not the ability to store information, but to know where to find it. (Meaning)
Women always worry about things that men forget; men always worry about things women remember. (Meaning)
Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized. (Meaning)
Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. (Meaning)
You never fail until you stop trying. (Meaning)
Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it. (Meaning)
Don't let your brain interfere with your heart. (Meaning)
Experts are just trained dogs. (Meaning)
It is important to foster individuality, for only the individual can produce the new ideas. (Meaning)
The best design is the simplest one that works. (Meaning)
God reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists. (Meaning)
At least once a day, allow yourself the freedom to think and dream for yourself. (Meaning)
Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has never been. (Meaning)
Work is the only thing that gives substance to life. (Meaning)
Force always attracts men of low morality. (Meaning)
The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind. (Meaning)
Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it. (Meaning)
The only mistake in life is the lesson not learned. (Meaning)
I'd rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right. (Meaning)
Matter is spirit reduced to point of visibility. (Meaning)
Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. (Meaning)
If I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity. (Meaning)
The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size (Meaning)
When the solution is simple, God is answering. (Meaning)
Never memorize what you can look up in a book. (Meaning)
A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory. (Meaning)
Future medicine will be the medicine of frequencies. (Meaning)
A person starts to live when he can live outside himself. (Meaning)
Show me a satisfied man, and I'll show you a failure. (Meaning)
The definition of genius is taking the complex and making it simple. (Meaning)
You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. (Meaning)
Creativity is the residue of time wasted. (Meaning)
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. (Meaning)
Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance (Meaning)
The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe. (Meaning)
If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it. (Meaning)
I love Humanity but I hate humans (Meaning)
The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know. (Meaning)
Striving for social justice is the most valuable thing to do in life. (Meaning)
Man can find meaning in life only through devoting himself to society. (Meaning)
Compounding is the 8th wonder of the world. (Meaning)
Never regard study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn (Meaning)
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools. (Meaning)
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift. (Meaning)
I never think of the future - it comes soon enough. (Meaning)
It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. (Meaning)
It is only to the individual that a soul is given. (Meaning)
The world we have created is a product of our thinking. (Meaning)
Imagination is more important than knowledge. (Meaning)
Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else. (Meaning)
A human being is part of a whole called by us the universe. (Meaning)
Imagination is the highest form of research. (Meaning)
The important things are always simple. (Meaning)
Out of clutter, find simplicity. (Meaning)
You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created. (Meaning)
Everything is energy and that’s all there is to it. (Meaning)
Time is an illusion. (Meaning)
Necessity is the mother of all invention. (Meaning)
The greater the doubt, the greater the awakening (Meaning)
True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist. (Meaning)
Truth is what stands the test of experience. (Meaning)
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. (Meaning)
The human spirit must prevail over technology. (Meaning)
Nothing happens until something moves. (Meaning)
So long as there are men, there will be wars. (Meaning)
Bureaucracy is the death of all sound work. (Meaning)
The ancients knew something, which we seem to have forgotten. (Meaning)
The ancients knew something, which we seem to have forgotten. (Meaning)
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking. (Meaning)
God always takes the simplest way. (Meaning)
Not all that counts, can be counted (Meaning)
The only real valuable thing is intuition. (Meaning)
Nothing truly valuable can be achieved except by the unselfish cooperation of many individuals. (Meaning)
If I can't picture it, I can't understand it. (Meaning)
If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. (Meaning)
What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice. (Meaning)
Art is the expression of the profoundest thoughts in the simplest way. (Meaning)
Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be. (Meaning)
Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events. (Meaning)
It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely. (Meaning)
Never memorize something that you can look up. (Meaning)
A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. (Meaning)
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. (Meaning)
Games are the most elevated form of investigation. (Meaning)
If I could do it all again, I'd be a plumber. (Meaning)
I live my daydreams in music. (Meaning)
Love is a better teacher than duty. (Meaning)
I shall never believe that God plays dice with the world. (Meaning)
Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing. (Meaning)
The value of achievement lies in the achieving. (Meaning)
From discord, find Harmony. (Meaning)
Assumptions are made and most assumptions are wrong. (Meaning)
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. (Meaning)
It is harder to crack prejudice than an atom. (Meaning)
Live your life... as though everything is a miracle. (Meaning)
The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule. (Meaning)
Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life. (Meaning)
Information is not knowledge. (Meaning)
Our separation from each other is an optical illusion. (Meaning)
Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life. (Meaning)
A true genius admits that he/she knows nothing. (Meaning)
Time flies when you are having fun. (Meaning)
Only the one who does not question is safe from making a mistake. (Meaning)
The more I learn of physics, the more I am drawn to metaphysics. (Meaning)
The thing is, not to stop questioning. (Meaning)
I have tried 99 times and have failed, but on the 100th time came success. (Meaning)
True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness. (Meaning)
The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education. (Meaning)
I love to travel, but hate to arrive. (Meaning)
Imagination is more powerful than knowledge. (Meaning)
The value of a man resides in what he gives (Meaning)
One may say the eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility. (Meaning)
Learn from yesterday, live for today. (Meaning)
A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem. (Meaning)
Nothing will end war unless the peoples themselves refuse to go to war. (Meaning)
I see my life in terms of music. (Meaning)
To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself. (Meaning)
Time is what the clock says. (Meaning)
Am I, or the others crazy? (Meaning)
We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings. (Meaning)
Out of complexity, find simplicity! (Meaning)
We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us. (Meaning)
Incompetence is the true crisis. (Meaning)
An empty stomach is not a good political adviser. (Meaning)
God does not play dice. (Meaning)
Without "ethical culture", there is no salvation for humanity. (Meaning)
For an idea that does not first seem insane, there is no hope. (Meaning)
Never lose a holy curiosity. (Meaning)
It is the theory which decides what we can observe (Meaning)
The state was made for man, not man for state. (Meaning)
Time and space are modes by which we think and not conditions in which we live. (Meaning)
Imagination is more valuable than information. (Meaning)
We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive. (Meaning)
The future is not a gift-it is an achievement. (Meaning)
Time does not exist - we invented it (Meaning)
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. (Meaning)
We are here for the sake of others (Meaning)
In the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity. (Meaning)
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible. (Meaning)
Politics is more difficult than physics. (Meaning)
The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library. (Meaning)
The distinctions separating the social classes are false; in the last analysis they rest on force. (Meaning)
Dostoevsky gives me more than any scientist, more than Gauss. (Meaning)
I know that the most joy in my life has come to me from my violin. (Meaning)
The strongest force in the universe is Compound Interest. (Meaning)
The environment is everything that isn't me. (Meaning)
You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war. (Meaning)
Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people. (Meaning)
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it. (Meaning)
As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable. (Meaning)
I thought of that while riding my bicycle. (Meaning)
The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution! (Meaning)
The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion. (Meaning)
Imagination encircles the world. (Meaning)
Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift. (Meaning)
I like to think the moon is there even if I am not looking at it. (Meaning)
The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. (Meaning)
Relativity applies to physics, not ethics. (Meaning)
Nothing happens til something moves. (Meaning)
Time is relative; its only worth depends upon what we do as it is passing. (Meaning)
Imagination is the most powerful force in the universe. (Meaning)
The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax. (Meaning)
Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity I do not understand it myself any more. (Meaning)
The legs are the wheels of creativity. (Meaning)
If you've never failed, you've never tried anything new. (Meaning)
In the midst of difficulty lies opportunity. (Meaning)
All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. (Meaning)
Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity. (Meaning)
Dancers are the athletes of God. (Meaning)
I rarely think in words at all. (Meaning)
What really interests me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the World. (Meaning)
Coincidences are God's way of staying anonymous. (Meaning)
Imagination is greater than knowledge. (Meaning)
Organized people are just too lazy to go looking for what they want. (Meaning)
The greatest scientists are artists as well. (Meaning)
The faster you go, the shorter you are. (Meaning)
One picture is worth a thousand words (Meaning)
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. (Meaning)
It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid. (Meaning)
If I had foreseen Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I would have torn up my formula in 1905. (Meaning)
Nuclear power is one hell of a way to boil water (Meaning)
The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses. (Meaning)
Out of the clutter find Simplicity (Meaning)
If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker. (Meaning)
In the middle of difficulties lie opportunities. (Meaning)
If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith. (Meaning)
Strange is our situation here upon earth. (Meaning)
Gravity is a response to geometry. (Meaning)
It is the theory that decides what can be observed. (Meaning)
The moon does not simply disappear when we are not looking at it. (Meaning)
The last thing to collapse is the surface. (Meaning)
The war is won, but the peace is not. (Meaning)
The next world war will be fought with stones. (Meaning)
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning."
"Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous."
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."
"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."
"Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character."
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."
"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
"No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it."
"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value."
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
"You can't blame gravity for falling in love."
"The only source of knowledge is experience."
"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious."
"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."
"Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them."
"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."
"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding."
"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?"
"Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters."
"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions."
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."
"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."
"I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity."
"Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school."
"There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle."
"If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed."
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
"Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind."
"Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile."
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
"Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves."
"Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death."
"All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual."
"Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas."
"Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them."
"The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge."
"Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish."
"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value."
"If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor."
"A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?"
"Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal."
― Albert Einstein Quotes
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