Ability Quote by Albert Einstein

Now to the term 'relativity theory.' I admit that it is unfortunate, and has given occasion to philosophical misunderstandings.

— Albert Einstein

“Don't worry if you're having a hard time following this oversimplified explanation of physics' most challenging problem. For most of us, understanding special relativity…

— Seth Mnookin

“Since the mathematicians have grabbed hold of the theory of relativity, I myself no longer understand it.”

— Walter Isaacson

“Some years ago I read a book that brought Einstein's theory of relativity down to an eighth grade level. This convinced me that any…

— Richard J. Maybury

That’s a lesson we can all learn: the more we have, the more we want. And the only cure is to break the cycle…

— Dan Ariely

“I was far from being a child prodigy, and yet I learnt relativity at the age of 15!”

— Ray d'Inverno

I learned Einstein's theory of relativity when I was still in school. I simply got interested.

— George Gamow

Only six men in the world know about relativity. I am not one of them. When I ask them to explain, they confused me.

— Albert Einstein

I am not enough of a mathematician to be able to judge either the well-foundedness or the limits of relativity in physics.

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Einstein, my upset stomach hates your theory [of General Relativity]—it almost hates you yourself! How am I to' provide for my students? What am…

— Paul Ehrenfest

Einstein's relativity work is a magnificent mathematical garb which fascinates, dazzles and makes people blind to the underlying errors. The theory is like a…

— Nikola Tesla

I can accept the theory of relativity as little as I can accept the existence of atoms and other such dogmas.

— Ernst Mach