"Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social enviroment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions."(Essay to Leo Baeck, 1953)"
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Albert Einstein
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Quotes by Albert Einstein
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
"Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value."
"The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!"
"The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are goodness, beauty, and truth."
"You never fail until you stop trying."
"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value."
"Student: Dr. Einstein, Aren't these the same questions as last year's [physics] final exam?Dr. Einstein: Yes; But this year the answers are different."
"Love is a better teacher than duty."
"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions."
"Any fool can know. The point is to understand."
"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."
"That which is impenetrable to us really exists. Behind the secrets of nature remains something subtle, intangible, and inexplicable. Veneration for this force beyond anything that we can comprehend is my religion."
"A society's competitive advantage will come not from how well its schools teach the multiplication and periodic tables, but from how well they stimulate imagination and creativity."
"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."
"Combinatory play seems to be the essential feature in productive thought."
"Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for the insect, as well as for the star. Human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper."
"If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music."
"The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!"
"Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater."