Albert Einstein

Theoretical Physicist German-American 1879 – 1955

Developed the theory of relativity and fundamentally changed physics.

382 quotes

"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."
Justice
"Everybody is a genius."
"I am convinced that imagination is stronger than knowledge."
Imagination
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."
Adventure
"If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts."
Science
"The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education."
Education
"A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future."
Happiness
"God does not play dice."
Faith
"Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity, I do not understand it myself."
Humor
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
Wisdom
"The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce."
Philosophy
"Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death."
Education
"The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind."
Solitude
"Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere."
Imagination
"When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity."
Humor
"I never think of the future. It comes soon enough."
Time
"The best thing is to not fight it, just go along with it."
Wisdom
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts."
Science
"In a calm and untroubled mind, how naturally the ability to work arises of itself!"
Peace
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant."
Wisdom
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
Philosophy
"The important thing is not to stop questioning."
Knowledge
"Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world."
Money
"A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy."
Happiness
"The theory is beautiful. Its results are not."
Art
"E=mc²"
Science
"Blind obedience to authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
Truth
"Time is an illusion."
Time
"Nationalism is an infantile disease, the measles of mankind."
Peace
"If you wish to learn swimming, jump into the water."
Courage