Einstein, Albert

"Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits."

"The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine."

"Nationalism is an infantile disease, the measles of mankind."

"The only thing that stays the same is change itself."

"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often."

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

"Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment."

"It is not enough that you should understand about applied science in order that your work may increase man's blessings. Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest."

"Nothing is more important than enthusiasm."

"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."

"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination."

"You can't solve a problem on the same level that it was created."

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

"The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working."

"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."

"The important thing is not to stop questioning."

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."

"Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics; I can assure you that mine are still greater."

"The only source of knowledge is experience."

"Strive not to be a person of success, but rather to be a person of value."

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity."

"If you cannot explain it simply, you do not understand it well enough."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original dimensions."

"Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value."

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

"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."

"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."