If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

Quote by Albert Einstein

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Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

The environment is everything that isn't me.

The environment is everything that isn't me.

The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless...

The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless...

It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living by its purely physical effect...

It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living by its purely physical effect...

The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are...

The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are...

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is...

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is...

I think that a particle must have a separate reality independent of the measurements. That...

I think that a particle must have a separate reality independent of the measurements. That...

You can't blame gravity for falling in love.

You can't blame gravity for falling in love.

The man of science is a poor philosopher.

The man of science is a poor philosopher.

Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.

Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that...

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that...

But the creative principle resides in mathematics. In a certain sense, therefore, I hold true...

But the creative principle resides in mathematics. In a certain sense, therefore, I hold true...

Education is only a ladder to gather fruit from the tree of knowledge, not the...

Education is only a ladder to gather fruit from the tree of knowledge, not the...

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

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

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.

How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces...

How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces...

The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to...

The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to...

Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.

Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.

True solitude is a din of birdsong, seething leaves, whirling colors, or a clamor of...

True solitude is a din of birdsong, seething leaves, whirling colors, or a clamor of...

In the streets and in society I am almost invariably cheap and dissipated, my life...

In the streets and in society I am almost invariably cheap and dissipated, my life...