Albert Einstein Quotes

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• Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important,…
• If I were not a Jew I would be a Quaker.
• If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare me a citizen of the world.…
• Common sense is what tells us the earth is flat.
• It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs.
• It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in…
• We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we…
• The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.
• 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…
• When you trip over love, it is easy to get up. But when you fall in love, it is impossible to stand again.
• We know from daily life that we exist for other people first of all, for whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends.
• The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it Intuition or what you will, the…
• I don't try to imagine a personal God; it suffices to stand in awe at the structure of the world, insofar as it allows our…
• In the matter of physics, the first lessons should contain nothing but what is experimental and interesting to see. A pretty experiment is in itself…
• I'd rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right.
• A desk, some pads, a pencil, and a large basket -- to hold all of mu mistakes.
• Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as hard duty. Never regard study as duty but…
• If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.
• I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. My God created laws that take care of that. His…
• Genius is 1% talent and 99% percent hard work...

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