I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism, have brought me to my ideas.

Quote by Albert Einstein

Topics: Ideas Quotes, Talent Quotes

He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He...

He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He...

People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.

People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.

Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools

Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.

In a healthy nation there is a kind of dramatic balance between the will of...

In a healthy nation there is a kind of dramatic balance between the will of...

Space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows,...

Space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows,...

The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the...

The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the...

If men as individuals surrender to the call of their elementary instincts, avoiding pain and...

If men as individuals surrender to the call of their elementary instincts, avoiding pain and...

It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an...

It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an...

There could be no fairer destiny for any physical theory than that it should point...

There could be no fairer destiny for any physical theory than that it should point...

These thoughts did not come in any verbal formulation. I rarely think in words at...

These thoughts did not come in any verbal formulation. I rarely think in words at...

Nationalism is an infantile thing. It is the measles of mankind.

Nationalism is an infantile thing. It is the measles of mankind.

Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.

Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.

Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule,...

Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule,...

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about...

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about...

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of...

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of...

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.

Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.

Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.

Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as...

Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as...

When you set out on your journey to Ithaca, pray that the road is long,...

When you set out on your journey to Ithaca, pray that the road is long,...