I’m sure there is no need for me to explain who this man was. Check out some good quotes he has left us with in his lifetime:

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?

All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

When the solution is simple, God is answering.

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.

Any 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.

Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.

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

Force always attracts men of low morality.

I never think of the future – it comes soon enough.

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

Isn’t it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a popular fellow?

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.

Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity.

There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.

The only real valuable thing is intuition.

The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

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.

A lot of quotes, what did you expect? It’s Einstein.