“Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events”
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Albert Einstein
“The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.”
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Albert Einstein
“I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly.”
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Albert Einstein
“I believe in intuition and inspiration. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. It is, strictly speaking, a real factor in scientific research.”
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Albert Einstein
“It is humankind's duty to respect all life, not only animals have feelings but even also trees and plants.”
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Albert Einstein
“Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: That we are here for the sake of other men —above all for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day, I realize how much my outer and inner life is built upon the labors of people, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received and am still receiving.”
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Albert Einstein
“The most amazing thing about the world is that we understand it.”
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Albert Einstein
“Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.”
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Albert Einstein
“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shpwrecked by the laughter of the gods.”
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Albert Einstein
“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.”
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Albert Einstein
“Just because you don't believe in something doesn't mean it isn't true.”
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Albert Einstein
“I have deep faith that the principle of the universe will be beautiful and simple.”
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Albert Einstein
“Phantasie ist wichtiger als Wissen, denn Wissen ist begrenzt.”
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Albert Einstein
“If I had an hour to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.”
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Albert Einstein
“How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces than take part in such an abominable business.”
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Albert Einstein