Albert Einstein Quotes
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Learning is experience. Everything else is just information.
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It's no accident that capitalism has brought with it progress, not merely in production but also in knowledge. Egoism and competition are, alas, stronger forces than public spirit and sense of duty.
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As a human being, one has been endowed with just enough intelligence to be able to see clearly how utterly inadequate that intelligence is when confronted with what exists.
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One picture is worth a thousand words.
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The state of mind which enables a man to do work of this kind is akin to that of the religious worshiper or the lover; the daily effort comes from no deliberate intention or program, but straight from the heart.
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Even a fool is wise after an event.
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How I wish that somewhere there existed an island for those who are wise and of good will.
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The pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, an almost fanatical love of justice and the desire for personal independence - these are the features of the Jewish tradition which make me thank my stars that I belong to it.
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The time comes in life when we have read enough. It's time to stop reading. It's time to lay down the books and write.
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The majority of the stupid is invincible and guaranteed for all time. The terror of their tyranny, however, is alleviated by their lack of consistency.
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Art is standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the world, and letting ourselves be a conduit for passing energy.
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Earth is the insane asylum of the universe.
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The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.
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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.
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It is enough for me to contemplate the mystery of conscious life perpetuating itself through all eternity, to reflect upon the marvelous structure of the universe which we dimly perceive, and to try humbly to comprehend an infinitesimal part of the intelligence manifested in nature.
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One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect upon me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration of any scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year.
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I think 99 times and find nothing. I stop thinking, swim in the silence, and the truth comes to me.
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Creativity is the residue of time wasted.
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What I see in Nature is a grand design that we can understand only imperfectly, one with which a responsible person must look at with humility.
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All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field.
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Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience. You need experience to gain wisdom.
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Had I known that the Germans would not succeed in producing an atomic bomb, I would not have lifted a finger.
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Is it not a terrible thing to be forced by society to do things which all of us as individuals regard as abominable crimes?
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The world is not threatened by evil people, but by those who allow evil to take place.