Quotes from the Genius, Einstein:

1) "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction."

2) "Imagination is more important than knowledge."

3) "Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love."

4) "Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character."

5) "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."

6) "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."

7) "The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education."

8) "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."

9) Dedicated to Xiao Di: "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind."

10) "Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater."
He sure assured me on my mathematical incapabilities with this one...

11) "One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for the examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration of any scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year."
For everyone who is taking the term test next week. Don't worry, even the genius hates exams!




*winks*

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