Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Quote by Albert Einstein

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The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

It is the theory that decides what we can observe.

It is the theory that decides what we can observe.

Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.

Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.

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...

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are...

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are...

Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.

Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.

All true learning is experience, everything else is just information.

All true learning is experience, everything else is just information.

Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.

Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.

Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of...

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of...

I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The...

I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The...

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For that he...

It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For that he...

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...

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.

Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit,...

Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit,...

And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should...

And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should...

I told my psychiatrist everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous; everyone hasn't...

I told my psychiatrist everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous; everyone hasn't...