I have not eaten enough of the tree of knowledge, though in my profession I am obligated to feed on it regularly.
Albert EinsteinI am also convinced that one gains the purest joy from spirited things only when they are not tied in with earning one's livelihood.
Albert EinsteinAlthough I tried to be universal in thought, I am European by instinct and inclination.
Albert Einstein[Max Planck] was one of the finest people I have ever known... but he really didn't understand physics, [because] during the eclipse of 1919 he stayed up all night to see if it would confirm the bending of light by the gravitational field. If he had really understood [general relativity], he would have gone to bed the way I did
Albert Einstein