Albert Einstein Quotes
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One may say 'the eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.'
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It is impossible to get anywhere without sinning against reason.
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Imagination is the highest form of research.
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Time is not at all what it seems. It does not flow in only one direction, and the future exists simultaneously with the past.
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My religiosity consists in a humble admiration of the infinitely superior spirit that reveals itself in the little that we, with our weak and transitory understanding, can comprehend of reality. Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.
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Nature hides her secrets because of her essential loftiness, but not by means of ruse.
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If God has created the world, his primary worry was certainly not to make its understanding easy for us.
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This topic brings me to that worst outcrop of herd life, the military system, which I abhor... This plague-spot of civilization ought to be abolished with all possible speed.
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There is, however, a somber point in the social outlook of Americans. Their sense of equality and human dignity is mainly limited to people of white skin.... The more I feel like an American, the more the situation pains me.
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I believe in Spinoza's God, who reveals Himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a God who concerns Himself with the fate and the doings of mankind...
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We should take care not to make the intellect our God; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.
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If quantum theory is correct, it signifies the end of physics as a science.
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I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.
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Ninety nine failed solutions equals a gain of 99 pieces of information.
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When I'm judging a theory, I ask myself whether, if I were God, I would have arranged the world in such a way.
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The most powerful force in the world is compound interest.
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...and knowledge is one of the finest attributes of man - though often it is most loudly voiced by those who strive for it the least.
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To stimulate creativity one must develop childlike inclination for play and the childlike desire for recognition.
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Bear in mind that the wonderful things you learn in your schools are the work of many generations. All this is put in your hands as your inheritance in order that you may receive it, honor it, add to it, and one day faithfully hand it on to your children.
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The Bible is a great source of wisdom and consolation and should be read frequently.
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Truly novel inventions emerge only in one's youth. Later one becomes ever more experienced, famous-and foolish.
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Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.
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I do not need any promise of eternity to be happy. My eternity is now. I have only one interest: to fulfill my purpose here where I am. This purpose is not given me by my parents or my surroundings. It is induced by some unknown factors. These factors make me a part of eternity.
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The important things are always simple.