Cool Quotes

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
 
Gravitation can not be held resposible for people falling in love.
 
The wireless telegraph is not difficult to understand. The ordinary telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull the tail in New York, and it meows in Los Angeles. The wireless is the same, only without the cat.
 
When asked how World War III would be fought, Einstein replied that he didn't know. But he knew how World War IV would be fought: With sticks and stones!
 
Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity.
 
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.
 
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age 18.
 
You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.
 
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
 
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
 
God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.
 
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
 
We should take care not to make intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.
 
I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.
 
If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.