Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. How on earth can you explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity.

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"The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth."

- Albert Einstein

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- Albert Einstein

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"We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them."

- Albert Einstein

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"Try not to become a man of success, but rather become a man of value."

- Albert Einstein

Success

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

- Albert Einstein

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"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."

- Eric Sevareid

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