Albert Einstein ( 10 of 254 )
Innovation is not the product of logical thought, although the result is tied to logical structure.
Innovation is not the product of logical thought, although the result is tied to logical structure.
A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of
patterns. If his patterns are more permanent read more
A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of
patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is
because they are made with ideas.
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while
I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.
I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.
The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. An experiment is something everybody believes, except the read more
A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. An experiment is something everybody believes, except the person who made it.
...beware of mathematicians, and all those who make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians have made a read more
...beware of mathematicians, and all those who make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine man in the bonds of Hell.
God is subtle but he is not malicious.
God is subtle but he is not malicious.
It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.
It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.
Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes read more
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 others...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.
