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In a country that could use a pause, who better to give us inspiration while desperately seeking answers than the one and only Albert Einstein himself.

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics).  His body of work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. Clearly he is best known for his mass/energy equivalence formula , which has been dubbed “the world’s most famous equation”.  He received the Nobel Prize in Physics “for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect”, a pivotal step in the development of quantum theory.

Perhaps the smartest person, at least in a few disciplines, to ever walk on the face of this earth, we offer seven super Einstein quotes from over a hundred years ago that might help us along our way today.

1.  Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.
2.  Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

3.  Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
4.  Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
5.  If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.
6.  The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.
7.  Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.

In 1933, while Einstein was visiting the United States, Adolf Hitler assumed power in Germany.   Because of his Jewish background, Einstein did not return to Germany.   He settled in the United States and became an American citizen in 1940.  He passed in 1955.

Too bad he isn’t alive today.  Maybe he’d inspire us further with a successful run for public office, any office.  Nah, clearly he was too smart for that.