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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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“If I had known they were going to do this, I would have become a shoemaker.” Uncategorized
“Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” Uncategorized
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.” Uncategorized
“It is very difficult to explain this feeling to anyone who is entirely without it, especially as there is no anthropomorphic conception of God corresponding to it. The individual feels the nothingness of human desires and aims and the sublimity and marvelous order which reveal themselves both in Nature and in the world of though. He looks upon individual existence as a sort of prison and wants to experience the universe as a single significant whole.” Uncategorized
“The future is not a gift-it is an achievement.” Uncategorized
“Children don’t heed the life experiences of their parents, and nations ignore history. Bad lessons always have to be learned anew. ” Uncategorized
“This topic brings me to that worst outcrop of herd life, the military system, which I abhor... This plague-spot of civilization ought to be abolished with all possible speed. Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -- how passionately I hate them!” Uncategorized
“So long as there are men, there will be wars.” Uncategorized
“Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever. ” Uncategorized
“The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them.” Uncategorized
“I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious.” Uncategorized
“All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field.” Uncategorized
“My sense of god is my sense of wonder about the universe.” Uncategorized
“Concerning matter, we have been all wrong. What we have called matter is energy, whose vibration has been so lowered as to be perceptible to the senses. There is no matter.” Uncategorized
“Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.” Uncategorized
“The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources” Uncategorized
“Success = 1 part work + 1 part play + 1 part keep your mouth shut” Uncategorized
“Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.” Uncategorized
“I have not failed, I have just found 10,000 ways that don't work.” Uncategorized
“If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.” Uncategorized