How can cosmic religious feeling be communicated from one person to another, if it can give rise to no definite notion of a God and no theology? In my view, it is the most important function of art and science to awaken this feeling and keep it alive in those who are receptive to it. […]
Author : Albert Einstein
Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for the insect, as well as for the star. Human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper. – Albert Einstein
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. – Albert Einstein
I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be. – Albert Einstein
Adversity introduces a man to himself. – Albert Einstein
Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler. – Albert Einstein
The laws of gravity cannot be held responcible for people falling in love. – Albert Einstein
A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of truth. – Albert Einstein
I want to oppose the idea that the school has to teach directly that special knowledge and those accomplishments which one has to use later directly in life. The demands of life are much too manifold to let such a specialized training in school appear possible […] The development of general ability for independent thinking […]
Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be. – Albert Einstein