Albert Einstein

Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity.

Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity.

Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one

Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one

A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of
patterns. If his patterns are more permanent read more

A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of
patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is
because they are made with ideas.

Space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows, and only a kind union read more

Space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows, and only a kind union of the two will preserve an independent reality

I don't try to imagine a God; it suffices to stand in awe of the structure of the world, insofar read more

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