Albert Einstein - Famous Quotes

Albert Einstein - World famous physicist well known for his theory of relativity (1879-1955)


Only a life lived for others is a life worth while.
(Albert Einstein)


The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
(Albert Einstein)


If a cluttered desk signs a cluttered mind, Of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?
(Albert Einstein)


He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable patriotism, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.
(Albert Einstein)

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
(Albert Einstein)


The important thing is not to stop questioning
(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)


My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.
(Albert Einstein)


Imagination is more important than knowledge.
(Albert Einstein)


Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
(Albert Einstein)


Each of us visits this Earth involuntarily, and without an invitation. For me, it is enough to wonder at the secrets.
(Albert Einstein)


I want to know God's thoughts.... all the rest are just details.
(Albert Einstein)


Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
(Albert Einstein)


Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.
(Albert Einstein)


Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
(Albert Einstein)


He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.
(Albert Einstein)