“Newton did not know what happened to the apple, and I can prove this when the next eclipse comes.”
Source: Einstein on Cosmic Religion and Other Opinions and Aphorisms
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Famous Albert Einstein Quotes
“Playfullness is the essential feature of productive thought.”
“No problem is ever solved in the same consciousness thas was used to create it.”
“The trouble with the younger generation is that they don't stay young for very long.”
“If the bees disappear, man would have only four years of life left.”
Source: Einstein on Politics: His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism, Zionism, War, Peace, and the Bomb
“Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition.”
Source: Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words
“Live with purpose. Don't let people or things around you get you down.”
Source: The Ultimate Quotable Einstein
“If you have never failed, you have never tried anything new.”
“I have no extraordinary ability. I'm simply an inquisitive individual.”
“You might as well not be alive if you're not in awe of God.”
Source: The Ultimate Quotable Einstein
“It is my fate to be considered an authority, since I spent my youth rebelling against it.”
“The moon does not simply disappear when we are not looking at it.”
Source: The Albert Einstein Collection: Essays in Humanism, The Theory of Relativity, and The World As I See It
“One must take what nature gives as one finds it.”
Source: Einstein on Politics: His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism, Zionism, War, Peace, and the Bomb
“The flag is a symbol of the fact that man is still a herd animal.”
Source: The fight against war
Source: The World As I See It