Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist and one of the most influential intellectual figures of the twentieth century. Born in 1879 in Ulm, he developed the theory of relativity, contributed to the development of quantum mechanics, and received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his discovery of the photoelectric effect. Beyond his scientific work, he became a public figure of moral and spiritual reflection — on pacifism, civil rights, the nature of religious experience, and the intersection of science and spiritual wonder. His writings — especially Ideas and Opinions, The World as I See It, and Out of My Later Years — articulated a 'cosmic religion' grounded in awe at the rationality and beauty of the universe. He died in Princeton in 1955, and his quotations remain among the most-cited in English.
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Quotes by Albert Einstein
105 quotes“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
“One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity.”
“Of life, of the marvelous structure of reality.”
“It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day.”
“Never lose a holy curiosity.”
“The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.”
“God does not play dice with the universe.”
“Subtle is the Lord, but malicious He is not.”
“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”
“My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive.”
“That deeply emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.”
“A human being is a part of the whole called by us 'universe.'”
“He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest.”
“A kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.”
“This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires.”
“Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion.”
“To embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
“Nobody is able to do this completely, but the striving for such achievement is itself a part of the liberation.”
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
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