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

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

It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly...

It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly...

What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.

What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.

The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those...

The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those...

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.

One cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war

One cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war

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...

Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem - in my opinion - to characterize...

Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem - in my opinion - to characterize...

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...

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?

I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.

I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish

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...

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be mans guide in the...

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be mans guide in the...

Gravitation can not be held responsible for people falling in love

Gravitation can not be held responsible for people falling in love

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 high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule.

The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule.

The faster you go, the shorter you are.

The faster you go, the shorter you are.

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...