Albert Einstein Quotes

Without the sense of fellowship with men of like mind... life would have seemed to me empty.

The more one chases the quanta, the better they hide themselves.

In the shadow of the atomic bomb it has become even more apparent that all men are, indeed, brothers.

Marie Curie is, of all celebrated beings, the only one whom fame has not corrupted.

Happiness, as a pursuit, is suitable only for pigs.

All means prove but blunt instruments, if they have not behind them a living spirit.

When the Special Theory of Relativity began to germinate in me, I was visited by all sorts of nervous conflicts... I used to go away for weeks in a state of confusion.

Subtle is the Lord. Malicious, He is not.

History is littered with examples of men who would become gods, but only one example of God becoming Man.

Had I known that the Germans would not succeed in producing an atomic bomb, I would not have lifted a finger.

You can't solve problems with the same thinking that caused them.

Relativity teaches us the connection between the different descriptions of one and the same reality.

Man is, at one and the same time, a solitary being and a social being.

I urge a willingness to reserve a place in rational science for non-rational wonder.

The most important tool of the theoretical physicist is his wastebasket.

My success wasn't so much due to intelligence, but the fact that I stuck with problems longer.

If there is no price to be paid, it is also not of value.

Capitalism has brought with it progress, not merely in production but also in knowledge.

The leaves and the light are one.

Physics is an attempt conceptually to grasp reality as something that is considered to be independent of its being observed. In this sense one speaks of physical reality.

Life is a Mystery, not a problem waiting to be solved.

I have firmly decided to bite the dust with a minimum of medical assistance when my time comes, and up to then to sin to my wicked heart's content.

People start their lives at last when they are able to live for something other than themselves.

I do not much believe in education. Each person ought to be his or her own model, however frightful that may be.

It is impossible to get anywhere without sinning against reason.

Don't be too hard on me. Everyone has to sacrifice at the altar of stupidity from time to time.

I have to apologize to you that I am still among the living. There will be a remedy for this, however.

I was supposed to choose apractical profession, but this was simply unbearable to me.

Of all the communities available to us, there is not one I would want to devote myself to except for the society of the true seekers, which has very few living members at any one time.

Solutions to tough problems should be made as simple as possible - and no simpler.

Most mistakes in philosophy and logic occur because the human mind is apt to take the symbol for the reality.

Coincidences are God's way of staying anonymous.

Galileo - the father of modern physics - indeed of modern science.

As long as there will be a man, there will be wars.

The truth of a theory is in your mind, not in your eyes.

A theory is the more impressive the greater the simplicity of its premises is, the more different kinds of things it relates, and the more extended its area of applicability.

Nature hides her secrets because of her essential loftiness, but not by means of ruse.

There is one ray of hope. It seems to me that today the responsible leaders of the several peoples have, in the main, the honest will to abolish war.

I very rarely think in words at all. A thought comes, and I may try to express in words afterwards.

What good is a reputation not put to good use.

If one tries to navigate unknown waters one runs the risk of shipwreck

Hope that justice will be done to those brave men who stood up for their convictions.

Don't let the measurable drive out the relevant

I never think of the future. It comes soon enough. When visiting the U.S. from Germany for a winter academic stay.

Do not grow old, no matter how long you live.

Only strong characters can resist the temptation of superficial analysis.

Why should i remember anything if i can just look it up?

Here's a Challenge: Study a complicated topic in such detail that anyone interested can nod their head and understand as you explain specific concepts within the topic.

What is inconceivable about the universe is that it is at all conceivable.

We are all life trying to live, among other life trying to live.