Albert Einstein ( 1879~1958 )
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
Things should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.
Gravitation cannot be held responsible for falling in love.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood.
Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.
All our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike--and yet it is the most precious thing we have.
I never think of the future. It comes soon enough
Great spirits have always faced voilent protest from mediocre minds.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
The world we've made, as a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far, creates problems we cannot solve at the same level of thinking.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
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.
Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X+Y+Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut.
If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.
You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.