“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it. He who doesn’t, pays it.”
Albert Einstein
This quote is commonly attributed to Albert Einstein, but I have not been able to locate a primary source. Use with caution in academic or professional contexts.
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
— Albert Einstein Secondary source“One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike—and yet it is the most precious thing we have.”
— Albert Einstein Primary source“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
— Albert Einstein Primary source“The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one. One could say that it has affected us quantitatively, not qualitatively.”
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“My life used to be full of everything. Now if you aren’t with me I haven’t a thing in the world.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“If you have time don’t wait for time.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Because people are very careful with the secrets of their own business doesn’t mean that they’ll be careful with the secrets of yours.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“I don’t want to be your friend, baby. I am your friend.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source