This document contains 11 short quotes from Albert Einstein on a variety of topics including the importance of imagination over knowledge, living for others, questioning established ideas, trying new things, and solving problems with new thinking rather than the same thinking that created the problems. Einstein advocates looking at what is rather than what one thinks should be and explains that true intelligence lies in imagination rather than knowledge alone.

1. A man should look for
what is,
and not for what he
thinks should be.
Albert Einstein

2. The true sign of
intelligence is not
knowledge but
imagination.
Albert Einstein

4. Only a life lived for
others is a life
worthwhile.
Albert Einstein

5. If you can’t explain it
simply you don’t
understand it
well enough.
Albert Einstein

7. Imagination is more
important than
knowledge.
Albert Einstein

8. Before God we are
all equally wise
and equally foolish.
Albert Einstein

10. The difference between
stupidity and genius, is
that genius has its limits.
Albert Einstein

11. A man who can drive
safely while kissing a
pretty girl, is simply not
giving the kiss the
attention it deserves.
Albert Einstein

13. Insanity:
Doing the same thing
over and over again and
expecting different
results.
Albert Einstein

14. Learn from yesterday,
live for today, hope for
tomorrow.
The important thing is to
never stop questioning.
Albert Einstein

16. A person who never
made a mistake never
tried anything new.
Albert Einstein

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