Albert Einstein

"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."

"Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best for both the body and the mind."

"Imagination is the highest form of research."

"It is harder to crack prejudice than an atom."

"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible."

"If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it."

"The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives."

"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."

"I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking"

"The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives."

"Great spirits have always encountered 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."

"I don't try to imagine a personal God; it suffices to stand in awe at the structure of the world, insofar as it allows our inadequate senses to appreciate it."

"A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?"

"The right to search for the truth implies also a duty; one must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be the truth."

"Even on the most solemn occasions I got away without wearing socks and hid that lack of civilization in high boots"

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

"The word 'God' is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation, no matter how subtle, can (for me) change this."

"You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat."

"Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater."

"God is subtle but he is not malicious."