Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.
Albert Einstein
- Life
- 1879-1955
- Occupations
- theoretical physicist, philosopher of science, inventor
- Notable works
- special relativity, general relativity, photoelectric effect
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), as of 2026-07-08
Einstein is the most misquoted scientist in history -- 'insanity is doing the same thing over and over' appears nowhere in his writings, and 'everything is energy' is pure invention. The verified quotes tend to come from his letters, essays, and interviews, where he was a careful, often funny writer. Quotable and quoted are different things: his estate-era archive at Hebrew University documents what he actually said.
Great Spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Albert Einstein
He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
Albert Einstein
I cannot believe that God plays dice with the cosmos.
Albert Einstein
I have deep faith that the principle of the universe will be beautiful and simple.
Albert Einstein
I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.
Albert Einstein
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.
Albert Einstein
It was the experience of mystery – even if mixed with fear – that engendered religion.
Albert Einstein
I want to know God's thoughts. The rest is just details.
Albert Einstein
No matter how we may single out a complex from nature...its theoretical treatment will never prove to be ultimately conclusive... I believe that this process of deepening of theory has no limits.
Albert Einstein
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
Albert Einstein
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity.
Albert Einstein
Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age.
Albert Einstein
Personally, I experience the greatest degree of pleasure in having contact with works of art. They furnish me with happy feelings of an intensity such as I cannot derive from other realms.
Albert Einstein
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
Albert Einstein
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.
Albert Einstein
The skeptic will say, ‘It may well be true that this system of equations is reasonable from a logical standpoint, but this does not prove that it corresponds to nature.’ You are right, dear skeptic. Experience alone can decide on truth.
Albert Einstein
Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
Albert Einstein
When I examined myself and my methods of thought, I came to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
Albert Einstein