It is the theory that decides what can be observed

Quote by Albert Einstein

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Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age.

Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age.

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...

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,...

Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity.

Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity.

Mathematics are well and good but nature keeps dragging us around by the nose.

Mathematics are well and good but nature keeps dragging us around by the nose.

Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace...

Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace...

It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.

It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.

Human beings must have action and they will make it if they cannot find it.

Human beings must have action and they will make it if they cannot find it.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this...

I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this...

The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we...

The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we...

Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an...

Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an...

What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very...

What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very...

Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still...

Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still...

I sometimes ask myself how it came about that I was the one to develop...

I sometimes ask myself how it came about that I was the one to develop...

To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.

To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.

Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only...

Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only...

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know...

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

Imagination gallops; judgment merely walks

Imagination gallops; judgment merely walks