That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.
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Albert Einstein
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About Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory. His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from special relativity, has been called "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for "his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect".
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Albert EinsteinThe gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity.
Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.
I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.
Peace cannot be kept by force it can only be achieved by understanding.
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!
Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.
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It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on the human mind it has overcome man's insecurity before himself and before nature.
Occurrences in this domain are beyond the reach of exact prediction because of the variety of factors in operation, not because of any lack of order in nature.
We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.
Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.
Force always attracts men of low morality.
People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.
You can't blame gravity for falling in love.
Love is a better teacher than duty.
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.
The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.
I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.
The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat.