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title: "5 Einstein Quotes By Michio Kaku"
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> [When you look at the calculation, it's amazing that every time you try to prove or disprove time travel, you've pushed Einstein's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/when-you-look-at-the-calculation-it-s-amazing-that-every-time-you-try/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/michio-kaku-907_amazing_when-you-look-at-the-calculation-it-s-am_1184772.png)

> [In Einstein's equation, time is a river. It speeds up, meanders, and slows down. The new wrinkle is that it can have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/in-einstein-s-equation-time-is-a-river-it-speeds-up-meanders-and/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da5/michio-kaku-907_bent_in-einstein-s-equation-time-is-a-river-i_2078820.jpg)

> [“I once wrote a biography of Albert Einstein, called Einstein’s Cosmos, and had to delve into the minute details of his private…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/i-once-wrote-a-biography-of-albert-einstein-called-einstein-s-cosmos/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/michio-kaku-907_albert-einstein_i-once-wrote-a-biography-of-albert-einst_2880604.jpg)

> [One day when I was 8 years old, everyone was talking in hushed tones about a great scientist that had just died.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/one-day-when-i-was-8-years-old-everyone-was-talking-in-hushed-tones/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03d/michio-kaku-907_albert-einstein_one-day-when-i-was-8-years-old-everyone_2984790.png)

> [“If at first an idea does not sound absurd, then there is no hope for it. —ALBERT EINSTEIN”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/if-at-first-an-idea-does-not-sound-absurd-then-there-is-no-hope-for/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/michio-kaku-907_absurd_if-at-first-an-idea-does-not-sound-absur_3026497.png)

## Other authors on Einstein

## More by Michio Kaku

> [“My fundamental premise about the brain is that its workings—what we sometimes call “mind”—are a consequence of its anatomy and physiology, and nothing more.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/my-fundamental-premise-about-the-brain-is-that-its-workings-what-we/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

> [I have nothing against investment banking, but it's like massaging money rather than creating money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/i-have-nothing-against-investment-banking-but-it-s-like-massaging/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

> [I am a figure skater, which helps me appreciate Newton's theory of mechanics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/i-am-a-figure-skater-which-helps-me-appreciate-newton-s-theory-of/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

> [If space is a fabric, then of course fabrics can have ripples, which we have now seen directly. But fabrics can also rip. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/if-space-is-a-fabric-then-of-course-fabrics-can-have-ripples-which-we/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

> [The best theory comes from string theory, which states that dark matter is nothing but a higher vibration of the string. We are, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/the-best-theory-comes-from-string-theory-which-states-that-dark/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

> [The media, of course, loves to make claims about the fountain of youth. Don't believe it. No one has it. But we're getting close.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/the-media-of-course-loves-to-make-claims-about-the-fountain-of-youth/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

> [Consciousness-one level is understanding where we are in space. Consciousness two is where we understand our position in society: who's top dog, who's underdog…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/consciousness-one-level-is-understanding-where-we-are-in-space/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

> [It would take a civilization far more advanced than ours, unbelievably advanced, to begin to manipulate negative energy to create gateways to the past.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/it-would-take-a-civilization-far-more-advanced-than-ours-unbelievably/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

> [A human body can think thoughts, play a piano, kill germs, remove toxins, make a baby all at once. Once it's doing that your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/a-human-body-can-think-thoughts-play-a-piano-kill-germs-remove-toxins/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

> [“I’m as fond of my body as anyone, but if I can be 200 with a body of silicon, I’ll take it. —DANIEL HILL,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/i-m-as-fond-of-my-body-as-anyone-but-if-i-can-be-200-with-a-body-of/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

> [Science is about principles. It's about concepts. It's not about memorizing the parts of a flower. It helps to know some of these things,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/science-is-about-principles-it-s-about-concepts-it-s-not-about/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

> [A related aspect of intelligent consciousness is delay of gratification: the wisdom to accurately predict whether delay rather than acting on impulse will yield…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/a-related-aspect-of-intelligent-consciousness-is-delay-of/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

> [“There are an estimated 100 billion neurons residing inside the skull with an exponential amount of neural connections”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/there-are-an-estimated-100-billion-neurons-residing-inside-the-skull/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

> [“But on the question of whether the robots will eventually take over, he { Rodney A. Brooks } says that this will probably not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/but-on-the-question-of-whether-the-robots-will-eventually-take-over/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

> [The idea that excites me the most concerns the two greatest puzzles in science: the origin of the universe, and the origin of consciousness.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/the-idea-that-excites-me-the-most-concerns-the-two-greatest-puzzles/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

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