Einstein Quotes

The heart says yes, but the mind says no.

The man with the greatest soul will always face the greatest war with the low minded person.

The splitting of the atom has changed everything except for how we think.

Not all that counts, can be counted

Science not only purifies the religious impulse of the dross of its anthropomorphism but also contributes to a religious spiritualization of our understanding of life.

I have come to know the mutability of all human relationships and have learned to insulate myself against both heat and cold so that a temperature balance is fairly well assured.

Student: Dr. Einstein, Aren't these the same questions as last year's [physics] final exam? Dr. Einstein: Yes; But this year the answers are different.

An expert is a person who has few new ideas; a beginner is a person with many.

Nonsense, seems to sum up everything.

In my view, it is the most important function of art and science to awaken this feeling and keep it alive in those who are capable of it.

I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly.

In my experience, the best creative work is never done when one is unhappy.

I am fascinated by Spinoza's pantheism, but admire even more his contributions to modern thought because he is the first philosopher to deal with the soul and the body as one, not two separate things

If I had my life to live over again, I would elect to be a trader of goods rather than a student of science. I think barter is a noble thing.

Science is the century-old endeavor to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible phenomena of this world into as thorough-going an association as possible.

I cannot write in English, because of the treacherous spelling. When I am reading, I only hear it and am unable to remember what the written word looks like.

The scientist is activated by a wonder and awe before the mysterious comprehensibility of the universe which is yet finally beyond his grasp. In its profoundest depths it is inaccessible to man.

One cannot help but be in awe when [one] contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality.

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

One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion.

Something deeply hidden had to be behind things.

The laws of gravity cannot be held responcible for people falling in love.

The most aggravating thing about the younger generation is that I no longer belong to it.

The future is not a gift-it is an achievement.

Imagination is more valuable than information.

It's not that I'm so smart.

The greatest scientists are artists as well.

The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms.

I don't believe in mathematics.

I do not play games. There is not time for it. When I get through with work, I don't want anything that requires the working of the mind.

The development of general ability for independent thinking and judgment should always be placed foremost, not the acquisition of special knowledge.

I live my daydreams in music.

All I want to do is learn to think like God. All the rest is just details.

The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow-creatures as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for life.

God is a scientist, not a magician.

God does not play dice [with the universe]. [Ger., Gott wurfelt nicht.]

One who scorns the power of intuition will never rise above the ranks of journeyman calculator.

I believe we are here to do good. It is the responsibility of every human being to aspire to do something worthwhile, to make the world a better place than the one we found.

As a human being, one has been endowed with just enough intelligence to be able to see clearly how utterly inadequate that intelligence is when confronted with what exists.

artificial intellegance is no match for natural stupidity

As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.

In the midst of difficulty lies opportunity.

There is nothing divine about morality, it is a purely human affair.

An attempt at visualizing the Fourth Dimension: Take a point, stretch it into a line, curl it into a circle, twist it into a sphere, and punch through the sphere.

In any conflict between humanity and technology, humanity will win.

Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing that people do - but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it.

Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life.

Strenuous intellectual work and the study of God's Nature are the angels that will lead me through all the troubles of this life with consolation, strength, and uncompromising rigor.

For me the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions.

The music of Mozart is of such purity and beauty that one feels he merely found it - that it has always existed as part of the inner beauty of the universe waiting to be revealed.