Albert Einstein

“The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.”

“I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.”

“That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.”

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.”

“Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.”

“It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.”

“Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.”

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”

“I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty.”

“When the solution is simple, God is answering.”

“The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.”

“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

“If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.”

“Information is not knowledge.”

“The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.”

“I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.”

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

“It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.”

“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.”

“Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.”