Albert Einstein ( 10 of 254 )
To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.
To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.
The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.
The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.
A man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. He sits on a hot read more
A man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. He sits on a hot stove for a minute, it's longer than any hour. That is relativity.
I think that a particle must have a separate reality independent
of the measurements. That is an electron has read more
I think that a particle must have a separate reality independent
of the measurements. That is an electron has spin, location and
so forth even when it is not being measured. I like to think
that the moon is there even if I am not looking at it.
Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.
Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.
Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily based on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as read more
Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily based on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts of justice and police.
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small read more
All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field.
Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably read more
Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed.
