--- title: "18 Special Quotes By Albert Einstein" description: "18 Special quotes by Albert Einstein. Plus more from Albert Einstein and more Special sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d5/albert-einstein-33_curiosity_i-have-no-special-talent-i-am-only-passi_1181443.jpg" --- > [I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/i-have-no-special-talent-i-am-only-passionately-curious/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d5/albert-einstein-33_curiosity_i-have-no-special-talent-i-am-only-passi_1181443.jpg) > [The special theory of relativity owes its origins to Maxwell's equations of the electromagnetic field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/the-special-theory-of-relativity-owes-its-origins-to-maxwell-s/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93f/albert-einstein-33_equations_the-special-theory-of-relativity-owes-it_1492975.jpg) > [I have no special gift. I am only passionately curious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/i-have-no-special-gift-i-am-only-passionately-curious/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d78/albert-einstein-33_amazing-life_i-have-no-special-gift-i-am-only-passion_2004510.jpg) > [I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiousity has its own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/i-have-no-special-talent-i-am-only-passionately-curious-the-important/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3a/albert-einstein-33_curiosity_i-have-no-special-talent-i-am-only-passi_499442.jpg) > [When the Special Theory of Relativity began to germinate in me, I was visited by all sorts of nervous conflicts... I used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/when-the-special-theory-of-relativity-began-to-germinate-in-me-i-was/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/albert-einstein-33_conflict_when-the-special-theory-of-relativity-be_2259252.jpg) > [It is best, it seems to me, to separate one's inner striving from one's trade as far as possible. It is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/it-is-best-it-seems-to-me-to-separate-one-s-inner-striving-from-one-s/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f1/albert-einstein-33_baptism_it-is-best-it-seems-to-me-to-separate-on_2421475.jpg) > [I am by heritage a Jew, by citizenship a Swiss, and by makeup a human being, and only a human being, without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/i-am-by-heritage-a-jew-by-citizenship-a-swiss-and-by-makeup-a-human/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/albert-einstein-33_attachment_i-am-by-heritage-a-jew-by-citizenship-a_1803061.jpg) > [What lead me more or less directly to the special theory of relativity was the conviction that the electromotive force acting on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/what-lead-me-more-or-less-directly-to-the-special-theory-of/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fae/albert-einstein-33_acting_what-lead-me-more-or-less-directly-to-th_1011142.jpg) > [The development of general ability for independent thinking and judgment should always be placed foremost, not the acquisition of special knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/the-development-of-general-ability-for-independent-thinking-and/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f7/albert-einstein-33_ability_the-development-of-general-ability-for-i_2135291.jpg) > [It followed from the special theory of relativity that mass and energy are both but different manifestations of the same thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/it-followed-from-the-special-theory-of-relativity-that-mass-and-2/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fa/albert-einstein-33_different_it-followed-from-the-special-theory-of-r_1063176.jpg) > [I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism, have brought me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/i-know-quite-certainly-that-i-myself-have-no-special-talent-curiosity-2/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/albert-einstein-33_criticism_i-know-quite-certainly-that-i-myself-hav_2832977.jpg) > [It followed from the special theory of relativity that mass and energy are both but different manifestations of the same thing -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/it-followed-from-the-special-theory-of-relativity-that-mass-and/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25e/albert-einstein-33_amount_it-followed-from-the-special-theory-of-r_907529.jpg) > [Only a life lived for others is a life worth while . I have no special gift. I am only passionately curious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/only-a-life-lived-for-others-is-a-life-worth-while-i-have-no-special/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/310/albert-einstein-33_beautiful_only-a-life-lived-for-others-is-a-life-w_1006776.jpg) > [ Only the \[Catholic\] Church stood squarely across the path of Hitler’s campaign for suppressing truth. I never had any special interest in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/only-the-catholic-church-stood-squarely-across-the-path-of-hitler-s/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52c/albert-einstein-33_admiration_only-the-catholic-church-stood-squarely_3034392.jpg) > [One reason why mathematics enjoys special esteem,above all other sciences,is that its laws are absolutely certain and indisputable,while those of all other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/one-reason-why-mathematics-enjoys-special-esteem-above-all-other-2/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fba/albert-einstein-33_certain_one-reason-why-mathematics-enjoys-specia_1845594.jpg) > [Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. How on earth can you explain in terms of chemistry and physics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/gravitation-cannot-be-held-responsible-for-people-falling-in-love-how/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1c/albert-einstein-33_chemistry_gravitation-cannot-be-held-responsible-f_1643331.jpg) > [My opinion about Miller's experiments is the following. ... Should the positive result be confirmed, then the special theory of relativity and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/my-opinion-about-miller-s-experiments-is-the-following-should-the/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/albert-einstein-33_currents_my-opinion-about-miller-s-experiments-is_2585595.jpg) > [In the temple of science are many mansions, and various indeed are they that dwell therein and the motives that have led…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/in-the-temple-of-science-are-many-mansions-and-various-indeed-are-3/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ec/albert-einstein-33_altars_in-the-temple-of-science-are-many-mansio_2238997.jpg) ## Other authors on Special ## More by Albert Einstein > [America is a democracy and has no Hitler, but I am afraid for her future; there are hard times ahead for the American people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/america-is-a-democracy-and-has-no-hitler-but-i-am-afraid-for-her/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [The faster you go, the shorter you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/the-faster-you-go-the-shorter-you-are/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind before you reach eighteen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/common-sense-is-nothing-more-than-a-deposit-of-prejudices-laid-down/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [The most fundamental question we can ever ask ourselves is whether or not the universe we live in is friendly or hostile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/the-most-fundamental-question-we-can-ever-ask-ourselves-is-whether-or/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [A knowledge of the existence of something we cannot penetrate, of the manifestations of the profoundest reason and the most radiant beauty - it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/a-knowledge-of-the-existence-of-something-we-cannot-penetrate-of-the/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [You imagine that I look back on my life's work with calm satisfaction. But from nearby it looks quite different. There is not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/you-imagine-that-i-look-back-on-my-life-s-work-with-calm-satisfaction/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [The strongest force in the universe is Compound Interest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/the-strongest-force-in-the-universe-is-compound-interest/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [The right to search for the truth implies also a duty; one must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/the-right-to-search-for-the-truth-implies-also-a-duty-one-must-not/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/everything-that-is-really-great-and-inspiring-is-created-by-the/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [The world we have made is a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/the-world-we-have-made-is-a-result-of-the-level-of-thinking-we-have/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [Anyone who thinks science is trying to make human life easier or more pleasant is utterly mistaken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/anyone-who-thinks-science-is-trying-to-make-human-life-easier-or-more/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/life-isn-t-worth-living-unless-it-is-lived-for-someone-else/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [“Just because you don't believe in something doesn't mean it isn't true.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/just-because-you-don-t-believe-in-something-doesn-t-mean-it-isn-t-true/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [But there is another reason for the high repute of mathematics: it is mathematics that offers the exact natural sciences a certain measure of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/but-there-is-another-reason-for-the-high-repute-of-mathematics-it-is/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/nothing-will-benefit-human-health-and-increase-the-chances-for/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/special/albert-einstein/#itemlist", "name": "18 Special Quotes By Albert Einstein", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have no special talent. 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