Albert Einstein Quotes
Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavor. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.Albert Einstein
It is mathematics that offers the exact natural sciences a certain measure of security which, without mathematics, they could not attain.Albert Einstein
Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.Albert Einstein
The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.Albert Einstein
If a cluttered desk signs a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign.Albert Einstein
Since I do not foresee that atomic energy is to be a great boon for a long time, I have to say that for the present it is a menace. Perhaps it is well that it should be. It may intimidate the human race into bringing order into its international affairs, which, without the pressure of fear, it would not do.Albert Einstein
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it.Albert Einstein
The aim of education must be the training of independently acting and thinking individuals who, however, can see in the service to the community their highest life achievement.Albert Einstein
It is only to the individual that a soul is given.Albert Einstein
What is the meaning of human life, or of organic life altogether To answer this question at all implies a religion. Is there any sense then, you ask, in putting it I answer, the man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for life.Albert Einstein
Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.Albert Einstein
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, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.Albert Einstein
After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved, science and art tend to coalesce in esthetics, plasticity, and form. The greatest sceintists are always artists as well.Albert Einstein
The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in relation to that which is unknown.Albert Einstein
My life is a simple thing that would interest no one. It is a known fact that I was born and that is all that is necessary.Albert Einstein
The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.Albert Einstein
If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y plus Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut.Albert Einstein
There are two ways of resisting war: the legal way and the revolutionary way. The legal way involves the offer of alternatinve service not as a privilege for a few but as a right for all. The revolutionary view involves an uncompromising resistance, with a view to breaking the power of militarism in time of peace or the resources of the state in time of war.Albert Einstein
It is in fact nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curious of inquiry. It is a very grave mistake to think that the enjoyment of seeing and searching can be promoted by means of coercion and a sense of duty.Albert Einstein
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.Albert Einstein
How I wish that somewhere there existed an island for those who are wise and of goodwill In such a place even I would be an ardent patriot.Albert Einstein
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.Albert Einstein
Relativity applies to physics, not ethics.Albert Einstein
People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.Albert Einstein
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.Albert Einstein
A storm broke loose in my mind.Albert Einstein
Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this counrty is closely related with this.Albert Einstein
We should take care not to make the intellect our god it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.Albert Einstein
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - - How passionately I hate them!Albert Einstein
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.Albert Einstein
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.Albert Einstein
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.Albert Einstein
I believe that whoever tries to think things through honestly will soon recognize how unworthy and even fatal is the traditional bias against Negroes. What can the man of good will do to combat this deeply rooted prejudice? He must have the courage to set an example by words and deed, and must watch lest his children become influenced by racial bias.Albert Einstein
Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors, concern for the great unsolved problems of the organization of labor and the distribution of goods - - In order that the creations of our mind shall be a blessing and not a curse to mankind. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.Albert Einstein
My sense of God is my sense of wonder about the Universe.Albert Einstein
The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth. To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle.Albert Einstein
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.Albert Einstein
