Albert Einstein Short Quotes

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Subtle is the Lord, but malicious He is not.

Albert Einstein
Something deeply hidden had to be behind things.

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What would physics look like without gravitation?

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Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.

Albert Einstein
Science must enter into the consciousness of the people.

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A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of truth.

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I shall never believe that God plays dice with the world.

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I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.

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Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

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Why is it that nobody understands me and everybody likes me?

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Science will stagnate if it is made to serve practical goals.

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The answer is 'yes' or 'no', depending on the interpretation.
On the Generalized Theory of Gravitation

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The ancients knew something, which we seem to have forgotten.

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Scientific thought is a development of pre-scientific thought.

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Your calculations are correct, but your physics is abominable.

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God gave me the stubbornness of a mule and a fairly keen scent.

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The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.

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We cannot see without thinking; we cannot think without seeing.

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Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

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I have never obtained any ethical values from my scientific work.

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The desire for truth must take precedence over all other desires.

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Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.

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Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

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The more one chases after quanta, the better they hide themselves.

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The effort to strive for truth has to precede all
other efforts.

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Fear or stupidity has always been the basis of most human actions.

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I want to be cremated so people won't come to worship at my bones.

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Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.

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I believe the main task of the spirit is to free man from his ego.

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[I] must seek in the stars that which was denied [to me] on earth.

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