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If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith.

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Albert Einstein
Age: 76 †
Born: 1879
Born: March 14
Died: 1955
Died: April 18
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From the viewpoint of a Jesuit priest I am, of course, and have always been an atheist.
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The development of general ability for independent thinking and judgment should always be placed foremost, not the acquisition of special knowledge.
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If I am right the Germans will say I was a German, and the French will say I was a Jew If I am wrong the Germans will say I was a Jew and the French will say I was a German.
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