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Mark Twain quotations - A. Aldine Club Dinner for Clemens on Dec 4, 1900. Photo from HARPER'S WEEKLY, Dec 15, 1900 from the Dave Thomson collection. Read the news report about the banquet. _____ Limited edition print from the Centennial Collection of portrait artist Susan B. Bruce Lee Quotes (Author of Tao of Jeet Kune Do) The Greatest JFK Quote For Liberals. One Of The Greatest Speeches Ever Made Video. 35 Inspiring Quotes from Albert Einstein.

Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955), the famous theoretical physicist, developed the theory of relativity and is considered the father of modern physics. The nuclear physicist Robert Oppenheimer shared his impressions of Einstein by saying, “He was almost wholly without sophistication and wholly without worldliness . . . There was always with him a wonderful purity at once childlike and profoundly stubborn.”

Due to his brilliance Einstein was often called upon to offer opinions on topics beyond the realm of physics; thus the wide range of inspired quotations. “Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.” “Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.” “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” “Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” “Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.” Collected Quotes from Albert Einstein.

[Note: This list of Einstein quotes was being forwarded around the Internet in e-mail, so I decided to put it on my web page. I'm afraid I can't vouch for its authenticity, tell you where it came from, who compiled the list, who Kevin Harris is, or anything like that. Still, the quotes are interesting and enlightening.] "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. " "Imagination is more important than knowledge.

" Copyright: Kevin Harris 1995 (may be freely distributed with this acknowledgement) Commencement Address. Mooloolababoy - Profound sayings from a wise man. First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win. by Mahatma Gandhi. Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt: "Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss e..."

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