Poll: Albert Einstein Quotes

Results of 1,300 votes:

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   Albert Einstein

    

   [giving the most practical, understandable explanation of the Theory of Relativity; how time can expand or contract] Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pre…
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   Through the Wormhole (2010)

    

   Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
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   Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)

    

   If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
4. 4.
   

   Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)

    

   The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
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   Planet Earth (2006)

    

   Imagination is more important than knowledge.
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   Life (2009)

    

   Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
7. 7.
   

   Life (2009)

    

   Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
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   Planet Earth (2006)

    

   Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.
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   How the Universe Works (2010)

    

   I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.
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    How the Universe Works (2010)

     

    Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
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    Life (2009)

     

    Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
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    Planet Earth (2006)

     

    The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.
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    How the Universe Works (2010)

     

    The eternal mystery of the universe is its comprehensibility.
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    Life (2009)

     

    You can't blame gravity for falling in love.
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    Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)

     

    Before God, we are equally wise--equally foolish.
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    How the Universe Works (2010)

     

    I assert that the cosmic religious experience is the strongest and the noblest driving force behind scientific research.
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    Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)

     

    When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come close to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
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    Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)

     

    I am a deeply religious nonbeliever. This is a somewhat new kind of religion.
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    Life (2009)

     

    The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
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    How the Universe Works (2010)

     

    God may be subtle but He isn't plain mean.