WORDS FROM A GREAT MIND

Albert Einstein

Theoretical physicist

Portrait of Albert Einstein
Born
14 March 1879
Died
18 April 1955
Lived in
Germany, Switzerland & the United States

Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, studied in Zürich, and worked at the Swiss patent office before reshaping modern physics with his work on relativity, light, and matter. He later settled in the United States and worked at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

A LESSER-KNOWN DETAIL

His 1921 Nobel Prize was awarded for explaining the photoelectric effect — not for the theory of relativity for which he is most famous.

Words by Albert Einstein

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”
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“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
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“If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, you don’t understand it yourself.”
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“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.”
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“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
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“A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.”
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“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.”
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“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”
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“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”
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“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
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“If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.”
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“The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up.”
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“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”
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“I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.”
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“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.”
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