Albert Einstein Quotes
"The development of general ability for independent thinking and judgment should always be placed foremost, not the acquisition of special knowledge."
-- Albert Einstein"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."
-- Albert Einstein"There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there."
-- Albert Einstein"I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university."
-- Albert Einstein"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."
-- Albert Einstein"One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can barely achieve through one's greatest efforts."
-- Albert Einstein"Invention is not the product of logical thought, even though the final product is tied to a logical structure."
-- Albert Einstein"Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character."
-- Albert Einstein"To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science."
-- Albert Einstein"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."
-- Albert Einstein"If people are good only because they are afraid of punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed."
-- Albert Einstein"I am by heritage a Jew, by citizenship a Swiss, and by makeup a human being, and only a human being."
-- Albert Einstein"He who marches rank and file to music at which his heart beats no faster is a fool."
-- Albert EinsteinAbout this author
Frequently Asked Questions
Albert Einstein was a German physicist, author. Their ideas on curiosity, discovery and human potential still inspire students, researchers and innovators.
One of Albert Einstein's most widely shared quotes is: "Time is an illusion.".
On creativity, Albert Einstein said: "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world.".
On perspective, Albert Einstein said: "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.".
Albert Einstein's quotes endure because they turn ideas about Creativity, Perspective, Growth, Wisdom into clear, memorable language that is easy to relate to and share.
Similar voices
