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I would absolutely refuse any direct or indirect war service and would try to persuade my friends to do the same, regardless of the reasons for the cause of a war.

In 1929, this quote came from Einstein’s contribution to the publication of Die Wahrheit

I’m doing just fine, considering that I have triumphantly survived Nazism and two wives.

Einstein always cherished humor no matter how he felt or what was going on in the world. – 1952

I’ve been so preoccupied with what would happen in the event of my death that I’m surprised to find myself still alive.

Einstein references the estate paperwork for his family’s inheritance, which had preoccupied him in 1918.

If a cluttered desk signs a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?

If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z . Work is x ; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.

in Observer 15 January 1950

If at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.

If Einstein has stopped doing physics in the year 1925 and gone fishing, he would be just as beloved, just as great, and it would not have made a damn bit of difference.

– Abraham Pais, Einstein’s friend, colleague, and biographer.

If I had my life to live over again, I'd be a plumber.
If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith.

If I were to be president, sometimes I would have to say to the Israeli people things they would not like to hear.

In the 1950s, Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel, but he denied the position.

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