Albert Einstein1879–1955The quotations of
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist
1879–1955
95 quotes, most often on Science, God and War & Peace. Part of the Scientists collection.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.
- Letter to Besso’s family (March 1955) following the death of Michele Besso, as quoted in Disturbing the Universe (1979) by Freeman Dyson Ch. 17 “A Distant Mirror”, p. 193
It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.
As the circle of light increases, so does the circumference of darkness around it.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
- Sidelights on Relativity (1922)
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Letter to Morris Raphael Cohen, professor emeritus of philosophy at the College of the City of New York, defending the appointment of Bertrand Russell to a teaching position (19 March 1940).It was the experience of mystery—even if mixed with fear—that engendered religion.
Mein Weltbild (My World-view) (1931)No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.
