Albert Einstein Quotes

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• What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.
• You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing…
• I believe in intuitions and inspirations...I sometimes FEEL that I am right. I do not KNOW that I am.
• Any fool can know. The point is to understand.
• Life is sacred, that is to say, it is the supreme value, to which all other values are subordinate.
• The most important question a person can ask is, "Is the Universe a friendly place?
• A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.
• Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it ... he who doesn't ... pays it.
• Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity I do not understand it myself any more.
• A conviction akin to religious feeling of the rationality or intelligibility of the world lies behind all scientific work of a high order.
• I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.
• I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking
• As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.
• There is nothing divine about morality, it is a purely human affair.
• The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
• It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man.
• Children don’t heed the life experiences of their parents, and nations ignore history. Bad lessons always have to be learned anew.
• Life is a preparation for the future; and the best preparation for the future is to live as if there were none.
• The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!
• Any society which does not insist upon respect for all life must necessarily decay.

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