Author: Albert Einstein Page 2

You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

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.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

I have become rather like King Midas, except that everything turns not into gold but into a circus.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z; work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist