“There is far too great a disproportion between what one is and what others think one is, or at least what they say they think one is.”
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Albert Einstein
“Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.”
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Albert Einstein
“Every one who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe-a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.”
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Albert Einstein
“El nacionalismo es una enfermedad infantil. Es el sarampion de la humanidad.”
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Albert Einstein
“Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.”
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Albert Einstein
“Intelligent life on other planets? I'm not even sure there is on earth!”
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Albert Einstein
“Student: Dr. Einstein, Aren't these the same questions as last year's [physics] final exam?
Dr. Einstein: Yes; But this year the answers are different.”
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Albert Einstein
“It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception.”
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Albert Einstein
“How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.”
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Albert Einstein
“Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity I do not understand it myself any more.”
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Albert Einstein
“As long as armies exist, any serious quarrel will lead to war.”
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Albert Einstein
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
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Albert Einstein
“A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?”
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Albert Einstein
