Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist and one of the most influential intellectual figures of the twentieth century. Born in 1879 in Ulm, he developed the theory of relativity, contributed to the development of quantum mechanics, and received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his discovery of the photoelectric effect. Beyond his scientific work, he became a public figure of moral and spiritual reflection — on pacifism, civil rights, the nature of religious experience, and the intersection of science and spiritual wonder. His writings — especially Ideas and Opinions, The World as I See It, and Out of My Later Years — articulated a 'cosmic religion' grounded in awe at the rationality and beauty of the universe. He died in Princeton in 1955, and his quotations remain among the most-cited in English.
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Quotes by Albert Einstein
105 quotes“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.”
“Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.”
“The pursuit of truth is more precious than the possession of it.”
“Politics is for the moment. An equation is for eternity.”
“The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.”
“In the deepest sense, science is just curiosity.”
“Curiosity is the engine of discovery.”
“Wonder is the seed of all knowledge.”
“To love is to know. To know is to imagine. To imagine is to believe.”
“In every great work, there is a fingerprint of God.”
“In every cell of the universe, the laws of beauty hold.”
“Every detail of nature is the result of a vast computation.”
“To be amazed by the universe is the proper response.”
“In the long sweep of history, kindness outlasts cleverness.”
“Be kind. The universe is kind, in its long way.”
“In every breath, the cosmos breathes you.”
“You are not in the universe. You are the universe.”
“To live is to be amazed.”
“To be amazed is to be alive.”
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