Albert Einstein Quotes

Photo of Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist receiving an award

Albert Einstein Quotes

Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. A man whose name is synonymous with ‘genius’, he realized, at the age of five, that something in empty space was moving the needle in a pocket compass. This made a deep and lasting impression.

Image: Photo of Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist receiving an award

“Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; from discord find harmony; in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”

We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness.”

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”

“Reading after a certain age diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking, just as the man who spends too much time in the theater is tempted to be content with living vicariously instead of living his own life.”

“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

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