Birthday of Albert Einstein: 15 Most Inspirational Quotes By The Genius.

Rishabh Nakra

Admin and Founder of ‘The Secrets Of The Universe’ and former intern at Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, I am a science student pursuing a Master’s in Physics from India. I love to study and write about Stellar Astrophysics, Relativity & Quantum Mechanics.

Albert Einstein was one of the greatest minds to walk on this planet. Born more than 100 years ago, scientists are still trying to prove his theories. But like everyone on Earth, even he faced a lot of troubles and rejections. The world took a while to realize his genius. One of the many Albert Einstein quotes, “Logic will take you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere,” encodes the reason why he was so great. Imagination and his thought experiments helped him see the universe in a way no one could think of.

He was born on 14 March 1879. back then, Sir Isaac Newton was regarded as a great legend. Newton’s theory of gravity was the only existing theory that could explain the planets’ motion around the Sun. But around the time of Einstein’s birth, a Scottish physicist named James Clerk Maxwell gave his theory of electromagnetism. In four equations, now known as Maxwell’s equations, he showed how the electric and magnetic fields are interlinked.

Also watch: The physical meaning of the 4 Maxwell’s equations

Since his childhood, Einstein always imagined what he would see if he traveled on a beam of light? Over the course of years, this thought experiment helped him develop a new theory – the theory of special relativity. The theory has its roots embedded in Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetism. For the first time in over 250 years, Newton was proven wrong.

Years later, Einstein developed yet another theory – general relativity. This was the greatest achievement of a single human mind in history. The reason why Einstein has such a rich legacy is the fact that modern-day physics stands on two main pillars: quantum mechanics and general relativity. While the former explains the world of subatomic particles, the latter explains the universe on a larger scale. Quantum mechanics resulted from many minds over the course of about 25-30 years, while general relativity was an outcome of a single mind in just 8 years.

Einstein’s name has become synonymous with genius and creativity. Named Person of the Century by TIME in 1999, Einstein is a rare icon whose wisdom extended far beyond the realm of science to reveal a man with an almost childlike sense of wonder and a profound love of humanity.

15 Most Inspiring Albert Einstein Quotes

Let us now have a look at 15 of the most inspirational Albert Einstein quotes that reflect his wisdom.

I believe in intuitions and inspirations. I sometimes feel that I am right. I do not know that I am.

The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. Another is as though everything is a miracle

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

Although I am a typical loner in daily life, my consciousness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has preserved me from feeling isolated.

Science can flourish only in an atmosphere of free speech.

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to goals, not to people.

I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.

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Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hopes of reward after death.

Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

Everybody is a genius. Bit if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

I am by heritage a Jew, by citizenship a Swiss, and by makeup a human being, and only a human being, without any special attachment to any state or national entity whatsoever.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.

These were the most inspirational of all Albert Einstein quotes. Also read inspirational quotes by:

• Richard Feynman
• Max Planck
• Neil deGrasse Tyson