3 Albert Einstein Quotes on Influence

Albert Einstein quotes on influence

142. There are few enough people with sufficient independence to see the weaknesses and follies of their contemporaries and remain themselves untouched by them. And these isolated few usually soon lose their zeal for putting things to rights when they have come face to face with human obduracy. Only to a tiny minority is it given to fascinate their generation by subtle humour and grace and to hold the mirror up to it by the impersonal agency of art. To-day I salute with sincere emotion the supreme master of this method, who has delighted - and educated - us all.

230. Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means.

249. The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.