Quotes from Albert Einstein

A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy.

There's a genius in all of us.

Small is the number of them that see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.

When you look at yourself from a universal standpoint, something inside always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry about.

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

Although I am a typical loner in my daily life, my awareness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has prevented me from feelings of isolation.

The thinking that got us to where we are is not the thinking that will get us to where we want to be.

Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.

God is subtle but he is not malicious.

I do not believe in immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern with no superhuman authority behind it.

In the midst of difficulty lies opportunity.

I used to go away for weeks in a state of confusion.

Everyone must become their own person, however frightful that may be.

Where you see difficulty, I see opportunity.

The horizon of many people is a circle with a radius of zero. They call this their point of view.

What counts can't always be counted; what can be counted doesn't always count.

I don't try to imagine a personal God; it suffices to stand in awe at the structure of the world, insofar as it allows our inadequate senses to appreciate it.

In the middle of adversity there is great opportunity.

Only a monomaniac gets anything done.

Dr. Einstein: Yes; But this year the answers are different.

Intelligence and genius

I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.