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Biography : German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity. Nobel Prize in Physics (1921).
Born: 1879 - Died: 1955
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Germany
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Nature hides her secret because of her essential loftiness, but not by means of ruse.
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The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.
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Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!
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I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.
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If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
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I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.
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To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.
Albert Einstein






Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.
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Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.
Albert Einstein






The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
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Peace cannot be kept by force it can only be achieved by understanding.
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We should take care not to make the intellect our god it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.
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You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.
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Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
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If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
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I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.
Albert Einstein






Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.
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The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
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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It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion.
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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.
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Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age.
Albert Einstein






People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.
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Force always attracts men of low morality.
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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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No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right a single experiment can prove me wrong.
Albert Einstein






The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.
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Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.
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The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
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