If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called... - Albert Einstein

"The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives."

"Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it."

"In scientific thinking are always present elements of poetry. Science and music requires a thought homogeneous."

"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."

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