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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Country Germany
Born Friday, 14 March 1879
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Quotes 952

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Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect". The latter was pivotal in establishing quantum theory within physics. (Source: Wikipedia)

Quotes by Albert Einstein

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“The strength of the Constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it. Only if every single citizen feels duty bound to do his share in this defense are the constitutional rights secure.” Uncategorized
“The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.” Uncategorized
“I believe that Gandhi’s views were the most enlightened of all the political men in our time. We should strive to do things in his spirit: not to use violence in fighting for our cause, but by non-participation in anything you believe is evil.” Uncategorized
“Oh juventud nunca dejes de pensar...” Uncategorized
“Bureaucracy is the death of all sound work.” Uncategorized
“There is nothing divine about morality, it is a purely human affair.” Uncategorized
“I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.” Uncategorized
“One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for the examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration of any scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year.” Uncategorized
“The health of society thus depends quite as much on the independence of the individuals composing it as on their close political cohesion.” Uncategorized
“The right to search for the truth implies also a duty; one must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be the truth.” Uncategorized
“I came to America because of the great, great freedom which I heard existed in this country. I made a mistake in selecting America as a land of freedom, a mistake I cannot repair in the balance of my lifetime.” Uncategorized
“Life is sacred, that is to say, it is the supreme value, to which all other values are subordinate.” Uncategorized
“Time and space are modes by which we think and not conditions in which we live.” Uncategorized
“The really valuable thing in the pageant of human life seems to me not the political state, but the creative, sentient individual, the personality; it alone creates the noble and the sublime, while the herd as such remains dull in thought and dull in feeling.” Uncategorized
“As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.” Uncategorized
“Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity. From discord find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” Uncategorized
“Science is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” Uncategorized
“Once a day allow yourself the freedom to dream...” Uncategorized
“If tomorrow were never to come, it would not be worth living today.” Uncategorized
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead —his eyes are closed. The insight into the mystery of life, coupled though it be with fear, has also given rise to religion. To know what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty, which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive forms—this knowledge, this feeling is at the center of true religiousness.” Uncategorized