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Albert Einstein Albert Einstein
QuotesQuotes
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With Charlie Chaplin.With Charlie Chaplin.
Wh en you sit wit ha nice girl for two h ours,
it seems like two minutes.
Wh en you sit on a h ot stove for two minutes,
it seems like two h ours.
T ha ts rel a tivity.
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T he oldest picture,T he oldest picture,
at age 7.at age 7.
I f I had only known, I woul d ha ve been a
locksmit h .
G r a vity c a nnot be h el d responsible for people
f a
lling in love.
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A t age 14.A t age 14.
E d uc a tion is t ha t wh ich rem a ins w h en one ha s forgotten everyt h ing
lea rne d in sc h ool.
O nly two t h ings a reinfinite, t h e universea n d h um a n stupi d ity,
a n d I a m not surea bout t h e former.
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High school diploma,in 1896 at age 17.5
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Wedding with Mileva,in 1903 at age 24.
A h un d re d times everyda y I remin d myself t ha t my inner a n d
outer life, d epen d ont h e l a bours of ot h er
men, living a n d d ead ,a n d t ha t I must exert
myself in or d er to give
in t h
e sa
me mea surea s I ha ve receive d .
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I n 1905 at age 26.I n 1905 at age 26.
I f my t h eory of rel a tivity
is proven successful,
G erm a ny will cl a im me a sa G erm a n, a n d Fr a ncewill d ecl a re t ha t I a m a
citizen of t h
e worl d .
S h oul d my t h eory prove
untrue, Fr a
nce will sa yt ha t I a m a G erm a n,
a n d G erm a ny will d ecl a re t ha t I a m a
Jew.
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EINSTEINS M IRA CL E YEAREINSTEINS M IRA CL E YEARP ublishedP ublished WorksWorks inin 19051905 atat ageage 2626::
1.1. T h e P h otoelectric Effect,T h e P h otoelectric Effect,use d Pl a ncks Qu a ntum Hypot h esis.use d Pl a ncks Qu a ntum Hypot h esis.
2.2. Speci a l T h eory of Rel a tivity. Speci a l T h eory of Rel a tivity.
3.3. How M a ss a n d Energy, were Equiv a lent. How M a ss a n d Energy, were Equiv a lent.
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T he first, from four pages of E instein sT he first, from four pages of E instein sGeneral T heory of R elativityGeneral T heory of R elativity
sent for publication on March 1916 at age 37.sent for publication on March 1916 at age 37.
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I n 1921 at age 42, N obel P rize for his 1905 work I n 1921 at age 42, N obel P rize for his 1905 work on the P hotoelectric E ffect.on the P hotoelectric E ffect.
Science wit
hout religion is l
ame;
religion wit h out science is blin d .
T h ese t h oug h ts d i d not come in a ny verb a l formul a tion. I r a rely t h ink in wor d s a t a ll.
A t h oug h t comes, a n d I ma y try to express it in wor d sa fterw
ar
d .
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I n 1921I n 1921
E a ch of us visits t ha t E a rt h
involunt a rily a n d wit h out a n invit a tion. For me it isenoug h to won d er a t its
secrets.
T h ere a re two w a ys to live your life. O ne is a s t h oug h
not h ing is a mir a cle. T h eot h er is a s t h oug h
everyt h ing is a mir a cle.
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In 1927
In 1927
D o not worry a bout
your d ifficulties inma t h em a tics, I a ssure
you t ha t mine a re gre a ter.
T h e most incompre h ensible t h ing a bout t h e worl d is t ha t
it is a t a ll compre h ensible.
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I n 1928I n 1928
I t woul d be possible to
d escribe everyt h ing scientific a lly, but it
woul d m a ke no sense;it woul d be wit h out me a ning, a s if you
d escribe d a Beet h oven symp h ony a s a
va ri a tion of w a ve pressure.
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I n 1929, withI n 1929, withMax P lanck, author of Max P lanck, author of
Quantum Hypothesis.Quantum Hypothesis.
O ne re a son w h yma t h em a tics enjoys
speci a l esteem, a bove a ll ot h er sciences, is t ha t its
l a ws a re a bsolutely
cert a in a n d in d isput a ble,wh ile t h ose of ot h er
sciences a re to someextent d eb a t a ble a n d in
const a nt da nger of being overt h rown by newly
d iscovere d f a cts.
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I n 1930 , withI n 1930 , withR abindranath T agore,R abindranath T agore,modern I ndia s poet,modern I ndia s poet,
N obel Laureate forN obel Laureate for
Literature.Literature.
I ma gin a tion is moreimport a nt t ha n
knowle d ge.
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I n 1931, withT homas Mann, germandemocrat and novelist,
N obel Laureate forLiterature.
I f you a re out tod escribe t h e trut h ,
lea ve eleg a nce to t h et a ilor.
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I n 1932I n 1932
Before G od we a re a ll equ a lly wise - equ a lly
foolis h .
T h e most be a utiful t h ing we c a n experience is t h e
mysterious. I t is t h e source of a ll true a rt a n d
science.
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B ecoming an A mericanB ecoming an A mericanCitizen in 1940 at age 61Citizen in 1940 at age 61
with his secretary andwith his secretary andhis stepdaughter.his stepdaughter.
Sometimes one p a ysmost for t h ings one
gets for not h ing.
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I n 1942, withI n 1942, withR obbert OppenheimerR obbert Oppenheimer
the main scientistthe main scientistin the creationin the creation
of the atomic bomb.of the atomic bomb.
I know not wit h wha t wea pons W orl d Wa r III
will be foug h t,
but W orl d Wa r IVwill be foug h t wit h sticks
a n d stones.
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I n 1950I n 1950
G re a t spirits ha ve a lwa ys foun d violent opposition from me d iocrities. T h el a tter c a nnot un d erst a n d it wh en a m a n d oes not
t h oug h tlessly submit toh ere d it a ry preju d ices but
h onestly a n d cour a geously uses h is
intelligence.
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A lbert E insteinB orn 14 March 1879 Ulm, Wurttemberg Germany.
Death 18 A pril 1955 at age 76 P rinceton,N ew Jersey, U SA .
D ies of hearth failure.Einstein was cremated in Trenton, New Jersey.
His ashes were scattered at an undisclosed place.