Albert Einstein

“The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing.”

“The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.”

“The formulation of a problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill.”

“Curiosity is a delicate little plant which, aside from stimulation, is mainly in need of freedom.”

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

“I, at any rate, am convinced that He does not throw dice.”

“Any intelligent 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.”

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

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

“Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.”

“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.”

“True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.”

“Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.”

“No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right a single experiment can prove me wrong.”

“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.”

“We should take care not to make the intellect our god it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.”

“We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.”

“One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can just barely achieve through one's greatest efforts.”

“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”

“The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.”

“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”

“It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.”

“I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.”

“He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.”