Famous Albert Einstein Quotations
physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955)
* Since that deluge of newspaper articles I have been so flooded with questions, invitations, suggestions, that I keep dreaming I am roasting in Hell, and the mailman is the devil eternally yelling at me, showering me with more bundles of letters at my head because I have not answered the old ones. »
* As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. »
* A theory can be proved by experiment but no path leads from experiment to the birth of a theory. »
* Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. »
* In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep. »
* Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools. »
* If a cluttered desk signs a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign »
* Quantum mechanics is certainly imposing. But an inner voice tells me that it is not yet the real thing. The theory says a lot, but does not really bring us closer to the secret of the ‘Old One.’ I, at any rate, am convinced that He is not playing at dice. »
* The important thing is not to stop questioning. »
* Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. »
October 19 2009 01:53 pm | Other and What