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103 Albert Einstein Quotes About Imagination, Intelligence, And All Things Important
Albert, the dude who rocked the world with his E equals mc squared equation, the phenomenon who lit up the skies of science like a meteorite and a pop culture icon before there were any pop culture icons! With hair like electric waves sticking out of his cranium and a mustache to hide his secrets, Albert charmed the vast majority of ladies and everyone around him with his wit and friendly, if not aloof, demeanor. A true legend! However, as if all of that wouldn’t have been sufficient to write him into the pages of history, dear Albert was also really outspoken about everything and all, especially concerning some hackneyed dogmas of life. And while you might not thoroughly understand his accomplishments in theoretical physics, you are sure to understand these fantastic Albert Einstein quotes about the simpler things of existence. This article is our dedication to mister Einstein’s vast intelligence, a post full of his inspiring quotes that you will not only easily fathom but will also relate to.
So, what exactly did Albert talk about in his moving quotes? Well, for instance, he sure did have a lot to say about intelligence, being somewhat of an expert in the field. Also, mister Einstein had some beautiful quotes about imagination - an essential trait for a scientist! Then there’s his famous quote about human stupidity, the one about a balanced life and our reality being just an illusion. Basically, he had some wise words to share about all the things you itch to know!
Now, let’s hasten things along, for we are very much yearning to skip to the collection of Albert Einstein quotes that are just a bit further down! Once you are there, give the most inspiring quotes your vote and share these beautiful words with those seeking meaning in their lives.
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#2
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.”
#3
“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.”
#5
"Whoever is careless with truth in small matters cannot be trusted in important affairs."
Johan van Luijn-Hermans 4 years ago
To many people wo don't understand this nowadays. A small lie has become a standard nature for many due to the importance of their "Social (media) Status"
#10
“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.”
Johan van Luijn-Hermans 4 years ago
I face this often not te be how others think. I have a really decent job with a good salary, but I still like to wear my fun-shirts, sweatpants and my Overwatch cap. So when I walk into the dealership to an unknown individual to ask about my order status they already assume I come on for my heavily discounted Ford Fiesta and thus treat me as some piece of s**t. When it came to his mind when looking up my order that it was For a full optioned Focus Vignale, suddenly he had all the time of the world and only good things to say. Sorry dude, I will come back when Patrick (my usual sales contact) is in, he will be nice to me no matter what. He was already nice when I first came there. Same happened to me when being a house. As apparently for some real-estate agents your clothing defines if they want to help you with any decency or not. I hate those kind of people, everyone is a person and I treat them the same way and thus also speak to them the same, as I will always be myself.
#15
“The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.”
#17
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
#18
"All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom."
#20
“We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak.”
Johan van Luijn-Hermans 4 years ago
One of the many quotes where you can see that humor is also in the minds of brilliants.
#22
“If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism.”
#23
“The basic laws of the universe are simple, but because our senses are limited, we can't grasp them. There is a pattern in creation.“
#26
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.“
#29
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
#35
“If I had an hour to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.”
#36
“If I hadn't an absolute faith in the harmony of creation, I wouldn't have tried for thirty years to express it in a mathematical formula.“
#37
“Philosophy is empty if it isn't based on science. Science discovers, philosophy interprets.“
#40
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
#42
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”
#45
“When you trip over love, it is easy to get up. But when you fall in love, it is impossible to stand again.”
#47
“I refuse to make money out of my science. My laurel is not for sale like so many bales of cotton.“
#48
“I believe in intuition and inspiration... At times I feel certain I am right while not knowing the reason.“
#49
“Although I am a typical loner in daily life, my consciousness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has preserved me from feeling isolated.“
#50
“It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure.”
#52
“Privileges based on position and property have always seemed to me unjust and pernicious, as does any exaggerated personality cult. I am an adherent of the ideal of democracy, although I know well the weaknesses of the democratic form of government.“
#55
“I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.”
#58
“Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.”
#60
“I want to know how God created this world. I'm not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know His thoughts, the rest are details.“
#61
“I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. My God created laws that take care of that. His universe is not ruled by wishful thinking, but by immutable laws.“
#62
“The great moral teachers of humanity were, in a way, artistic geniuses in the art of living.“
#63
"It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed."
#65
“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.”
#66
“Try and penetrate with our limited means the secrets of nature and you will find that, behind all the discernible concatenations, there remains something subtle, intangible and inexplicable. Veneration for this force beyond anything that we can comprehend is my religion. To that extent I am, in point of fact, religious.“
#68
"The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility... The fact that it is comprehensible is a miracle."
#69
“I am satisfied with the mystery of life's eternity and with a knowledge, a sense, of the marvelous structure of existence — as well as the humble attempt to understand even a tiny portion of the Reason that manifests itself in nature.“
#70
“Technological progress frequently results in more unemployment rather than in an easing of the burden of work for all. The profit motive, in conjunction with competition among capitalists, is responsible for an instability in the accumulation and utilization of capital which leads to increasingly severe depressions. Unlimited competition leads to a huge waste of labor, and to that crippling of the social consciousness of individuals.“
#72
“Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.”
#73
“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.“
#75
“Even on the most solemn occasions I got away without wearing socks and hid that lack of civilization in high boots.”
#78
"No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong."
#79
"I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war."
#80
“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”
#81
“The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.”
#82
“If A is success in life, then A = x + y + z. Work is x, play is y and z is keeping your mouth shut.“
#83
“Science is international but its success is based on institutions, which are owned by nations. If therefore, we wish to promote culture we have to combine and to organize institutions with our own power and means.“
#84
“One reason why mathematics enjoys special esteem, above all other sciences, is that its laws are absolutely certain and indisputable, while those of other sciences are to some extent debatable and in constant danger of being overthrown by newly discovered facts.“
#85
“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.“
#87
“I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker in this cause. The example of great and pure characters is the only thing that can produce fine ideas and noble deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and always tempts its owners irresistibly to abuse it. Can anyone imagine Moses, Jesus, or Gandhi armed with the money-bags of Carnegie?“
#89
“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."
#90
“Somebody who only reads newspapers and at best books of contemporary authors looks to me like an extremely near-sighted person who scorns eyeglasses. He is completely dependent on the prejudices and fashions of his times, since he never gets to see or hear anything else.”
#91
“The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in our health, or we suffer in our soul, or we get fat.“
#92
“Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and devotion towards men and towards objective things.“
#93
“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.”
#94
“Study and in general the pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.“
#95
“When I examine myself and my methods of thought I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.“
#97
“Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.”
#98
“A dictatorship means muzzles all round and consequently stultification. Science can flourish only in an atmosphere of free speech.“
#99
“While religion prescribes brotherly love in the relations among the individuals and groups, the actual spectacle more resembles a battlefield than an orchestra.“
#102
"The supreme task of the physicist is to arrive at those universal elementary laws from which the cosmos can be built up by pure deduction. There is no logical path to these laws; only intuition, resting on sympathetic understanding of experience, can reach them."
#103
"I have only two rules which I regard as principles of conduct. The first is: Have no rules. The second is: Be independent of the opinion of others."
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