Einstein, Albert

"The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are allowed to remain children all our lives."

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."

"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."

"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."

"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."

"God does not play dice with the universe."

"The important thing is not to stop questioning."

"What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right."

"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding."

"The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking."

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."

"Strive not for success, but for worthiness of success."

"The only real valuable thing is intuition."

"Life is a mysterious thing that we must make the best of."

"I am convinced that a single coordinated effort of fence humanity could abolish war forever."

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."

"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."

"Imagination is the beginning of creation."

"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion of science and art."

"A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?"

"The important thing is imagination. Life without it is just details."

"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."

"The most important thing is to not stop asking questions."

"There is a world of difference between understanding something and knowing it through direct experience."

"Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools."

"The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge."

"The pursuit of peace is more precious than the pursuit of power."

"A human being is a part of the universe, limited in time and space."

"The ideals which have lighted my way have been kindness, beauty, and truth."

"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."