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.

Quote by Albert Einstein

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

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

Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.

Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.

I shall never believe that God plays dice with the world.

I shall never believe that God plays dice with the world.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions.

Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions.

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...

Many of the things you can count, don't count. Many of the things you can't...

Many of the things you can count, don't count. Many of the things you can't...

The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts...

The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts...

Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.

Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.

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

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

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of...

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of...

In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above...

In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above...

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...

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to...

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to...

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else unless it is an enemy.

Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else unless it is an enemy.

A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem

A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem

It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid.

It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid.

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?