Scientist

Albert Einstein

German-American physicist

1879 – 1955

Total Mentions

Direct Quotes

1947

First Mention

2022

Latest Mention

Most Frequent Citing Countries

Venezuela(4)Belarus(4)Swistzerland(3)Antigua and Barbuda(3)Uruguay(2)USSR(2)Togo (2)Serbia(2)

Direct Quotations (4)

"We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them"

2018Afghanistan

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"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved through understanding"

2017Namibia

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"Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them."

2011Belarus

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"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can be achieved only by understanding"

1974Israel

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All Mentions (29)

2022·Congo

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humankind into what could be a cataclysm without remedy, namely, a generalized nuclear war beyond the control of the great Powers themselves. Albert Einstein, the great theoretician of the atom, said gravely that such a war, if it were to take place, would be the last battle to ever be fought on Earth. Nel

2022·Togo

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Yes, we believe that another world is possible. It is inevitable for all of us, because in truth — and here I paraphrase the famous scientist Albert Einstein on the subject of war — I do not know what the Third World War will be like, but I do know that there would not be many people left to see the fourth

2019·Republic of Belarus

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in the Gulf region in particular, are a clear example of that. Belarus firmly condemns such acts, regardless of their perpetrators. The great Albert Einstein once said, very appositely, that “technological progress is ... like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.” The fact is, we are at the begi

2018·Philippines

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roblem. The story reminds us that persistence is good, but it does not mean that we should be repetitive and simply keep doing the same thing. Albert Einstein defined stupidity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Certainly there is no stupidity in the United Nations,

2017·Serbia

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ything we can to enable a more active role for the United Nations worldwide. I will conclude with words that are often attributed to the great Albert Einstein: “The world is a dangerous place to live. Not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who do not do anything about it.”

2016·Antigua and Barbuda

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e trade deficits, small underdeveloped domestic financial markets, small private sectors and fragile banking systems. I remind the Assembly of Albert Einstein’s observation: “In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of peop

2016·Venezuela

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development, solidarity and the welfare of our people, within the framework of the Bandung Principles on which our group was founded. In 1946, Albert Einstein asserted, “I firmly believe that the majority of peoples in the world would prefer to live in peace and security”. Humankind’s desire for peace can b

2015·Belarus

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ust not be an instrument for settling scores between States. “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding,” said the wise Einstein. It is hard to argue with that. It is only through self-restraint that we can ensure the well-being and protection of everyone, the powerful and the

2010·El Salvador

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e international community to reduce poverty, as expressed in the Millennium Development Goals. Let us therefore keep in mind the wise words of Albert Einstein, who said that an insane person is he who does the same thing over and over again and expects different results.

2010·Israel

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s who changed the way we see the world: Moses, law is everything; Jesus, love is everything; Marx, money is everything; Freud, sex is everything; and Einstein, everything is relative. So, I told him that everything is relative. On one hand, it is very difficult. On the other hand, it is easier than before,

2009·Venezuela

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I’m sure everyone listening to me has read Einstein. Albert Einstein convinced the American President to build the atomic bomb — to begin the research before the Nazis did. Then later he regretted what

2007·Antigua and Barbuda

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I am humbled and emboldened enough to quote Albert Einstein, who once said: “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” “Looking on and

2006·Swistzerland

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We recently celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Albert Einstein. He recommended the construction of the atomic bomb to President Roosevelt, yet always described himself as a militant pacifist. He shared his qualms

2004·Monaco

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t us be courageous and foresighted in championing the most noble cause that exists - the defence of innocents. Let us respond to the appeal of Albert Einstein made so long ago that - there will be no progress in this world as long as there are unhappy children.

2003·Haiti

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Thanks to Albert Einstein, we know that light is made up of particles and therefore implies a flow of photons. Thanks to Toussaint Louverture, we know that liberty is a radian

1999·Malawi

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apons (NPT) next year affords us an opportunity to make greater strides in the area of nuclear disarmament. It is worth recalling the words of Albert Einstein: “Peace cannot be kept by force.

1988·DDR

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, mankind's global problems. More than 30 years ago, when the cold war was pushing the world to the brink of a "hot" war, Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein demanded, on the eve of the founding of the Pugwash Movement·.

1988·USSR

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This requires truly international co-operation. This universal international alliance must rise above differences, which, to use the words of Albert Einstein, are infinitely small compared to the danger that threatens us all. The formation of this alliance is being facilitated by the emergence of mechanism

1987·Belarus

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g with the destinies of peoples from outer space or underground hardened bunkers, but not to ensuring safe skies above our heads. The words of Albert Einstein, a towering intellect in the nuclear age - "You cannot simultaneously prepare for war and peace" - are more than ever well founded. In the well-known

1986·Republica Federal Alemana

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of the Geneva summit between the Soviet Union and the United States of America have not yet been realized. The atom has changed the world; as Albert Einstein once demanded, it must ultimately change the human mind. Wars, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, epidemics and other disasters still take their toll.

1985·Mauritius

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More than 30 years ago, Albert Einstein warned us that the unleashed power of the atom had changed everything except our modes of thinking. The doctrine of deterrence at the center of curre

1985·Uruguay

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e able to forgive the omissions which are so prevalent. I propose that we discard the assumption of self-satisfaction and apply# in its place, Albert Einstein's maxim, "The most grievous fault is not to be aware of any fault." The arms craze, which is taking on interplanetary dimensions, is the worst threat

1973·Guatemala

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hamas and the admission of the two German States, whose renewed contact promises convergence in this climate of political detente, a convergence that Einstein entrusted to time, space and distance; this does not satisfy fully those of us who wish for a world that is united, yet this convergence will help us

1969·United Kingdom

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l for the progress of the human race. Mr. Gromyko referred to the tremendous and beneficial impact on mankind of the ideas of Copernicus, Galileo and Einstein. Fortunately for Copernicus he lived at a time and in a place where new thought, challenging accepted philosophy, could be published and discussed. E

1969·Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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nt. It is impossible to place any barriers on them, just as it was impossible to prevent the triumph of the teaching of Copernicus and Galileo and of Einstein’s theory of relativity. 102.

1962·Honduras

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ges and transformations, opening up pathways to new freedoms and broader perspectives; we find symbolic evidence of this in the fact that the name of Einstein, once scorned in the Soviet Union, is now respected there, while the music of Igor Stravinsky, once considered bourgeois and decadent, is today heard

1962·Ecuador

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hing a point which used; to be considered miraculous. It is therefore not Utopian to think that in a not too distant future the new science, based on Einstein's theory of the equivalence of matter and energy, may place in man's hands the almost fabulous power of nuclear energy for peaceful uses. And there c

1959·India

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once said, which makes the Atomic Age look like the Stone Age. 248. The progress of the world cannot be measured merely in the terms of the calendar. Einstein quite rightly in his relativity dissertations points out that time is event, so we may say that events must measure time. Time by the clock is not al

1947·

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e remember the Germany of Matthausen, Terezin, Oswiecim; for the time being that Germany overshadows their memory of the Germany of Goethe, Heine and Einstein. I am the last to suggest to this Assembly that a pauperized and pariah Germany should be our aim. I want to see Germany prosperous, but we who have

Year	Country	Context	Speech
2022	Congo	humankind into what could be a cataclysm without remedy, namely, a generalized nuclear war beyond the control of the great Powers themselves. Albert Einstein, the great theoretician of the atom, said gravely that such a war, if it were to take place, would be the last battle to ever be fought on Earth. Nel	View
2022	Togo	Yes, we believe that another world is possible. It is inevitable for all of us, because in truth — and here I paraphrase the famous scientist Albert Einstein on the subject of war — I do not know what the Third World War will be like, but I do know that there would not be many people left to see the fourth	View
2019	Republic of Belarus	in the Gulf region in particular, are a clear example of that. Belarus firmly condemns such acts, regardless of their perpetrators. The great Albert Einstein once said, very appositely, that “technological progress is ... like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.” The fact is, we are at the begi	View
2018	Philippines	roblem. The story reminds us that persistence is good, but it does not mean that we should be repetitive and simply keep doing the same thing. Albert Einstein defined stupidity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Certainly there is no stupidity in the United Nations,	View
2017	Serbia	ything we can to enable a more active role for the United Nations worldwide. I will conclude with words that are often attributed to the great Albert Einstein: “The world is a dangerous place to live. Not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who do not do anything about it.”	View
2016	Antigua and Barbuda	e trade deficits, small underdeveloped domestic financial markets, small private sectors and fragile banking systems. I remind the Assembly of Albert Einstein’s observation: “In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of peop	View
2016	Venezuela	development, solidarity and the welfare of our people, within the framework of the Bandung Principles on which our group was founded. In 1946, Albert Einstein asserted, “I firmly believe that the majority of peoples in the world would prefer to live in peace and security”. Humankind’s desire for peace can b	View
2015	Belarus	ust not be an instrument for settling scores between States. “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding,” said the wise Einstein. It is hard to argue with that. It is only through self-restraint that we can ensure the well-being and protection of everyone, the powerful and the	View
2010	El Salvador	e international community to reduce poverty, as expressed in the Millennium Development Goals. Let us therefore keep in mind the wise words of Albert Einstein, who said that an insane person is he who does the same thing over and over again and expects different results.	View
2010	Israel	s who changed the way we see the world: Moses, law is everything; Jesus, love is everything; Marx, money is everything; Freud, sex is everything; and Einstein, everything is relative. So, I told him that everything is relative. On one hand, it is very difficult. On the other hand, it is easier than before,	View
2009	Venezuela	I’m sure everyone listening to me has read Einstein. Albert Einstein convinced the American President to build the atomic bomb — to begin the research before the Nazis did. Then later he regretted what	View
2007	Antigua and Barbuda	I am humbled and emboldened enough to quote Albert Einstein, who once said: “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” “Looking on and	View
2006	Swistzerland	We recently celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Albert Einstein. He recommended the construction of the atomic bomb to President Roosevelt, yet always described himself as a militant pacifist. He shared his qualms	View
2004	Monaco	t us be courageous and foresighted in championing the most noble cause that exists - the defence of innocents. Let us respond to the appeal of Albert Einstein made so long ago that - there will be no progress in this world as long as there are unhappy children.	View
2003	Haiti	Thanks to Albert Einstein, we know that light is made up of particles and therefore implies a flow of photons. Thanks to Toussaint Louverture, we know that liberty is a radian	View
1999	Malawi	apons (NPT) next year affords us an opportunity to make greater strides in the area of nuclear disarmament. It is worth recalling the words of Albert Einstein: “Peace cannot be kept by force.	View
1988	DDR	, mankind's global problems. More than 30 years ago, when the cold war was pushing the world to the brink of a "hot" war, Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein demanded, on the eve of the founding of the Pugwash Movement·.	View
1988	USSR	This requires truly international co-operation. This universal international alliance must rise above differences, which, to use the words of Albert Einstein, are infinitely small compared to the danger that threatens us all. The formation of this alliance is being facilitated by the emergence of mechanism	View
1987	Belarus	g with the destinies of peoples from outer space or underground hardened bunkers, but not to ensuring safe skies above our heads. The words of Albert Einstein, a towering intellect in the nuclear age - "You cannot simultaneously prepare for war and peace" - are more than ever well founded. In the well-known	View
1986	Republica Federal Alemana	of the Geneva summit between the Soviet Union and the United States of America have not yet been realized. The atom has changed the world; as Albert Einstein once demanded, it must ultimately change the human mind. Wars, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, epidemics and other disasters still take their toll.	View
1985	Mauritius	More than 30 years ago, Albert Einstein warned us that the unleashed power of the atom had changed everything except our modes of thinking. The doctrine of deterrence at the center of curre	View
1985	Uruguay	e able to forgive the omissions which are so prevalent. I propose that we discard the assumption of self-satisfaction and apply# in its place, Albert Einstein's maxim, "The most grievous fault is not to be aware of any fault." The arms craze, which is taking on interplanetary dimensions, is the worst threat	View
1973	Guatemala	hamas and the admission of the two German States, whose renewed contact promises convergence in this climate of political detente, a convergence that Einstein entrusted to time, space and distance; this does not satisfy fully those of us who wish for a world that is united, yet this convergence will help us	View
1969	United Kingdom	l for the progress of the human race. Mr. Gromyko referred to the tremendous and beneficial impact on mankind of the ideas of Copernicus, Galileo and Einstein. Fortunately for Copernicus he lived at a time and in a place where new thought, challenging accepted philosophy, could be published and discussed. E	View
1969	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	nt. It is impossible to place any barriers on them, just as it was impossible to prevent the triumph of the teaching of Copernicus and Galileo and of Einstein’s theory of relativity. 102.	View
1962	Honduras	ges and transformations, opening up pathways to new freedoms and broader perspectives; we find symbolic evidence of this in the fact that the name of Einstein, once scorned in the Soviet Union, is now respected there, while the music of Igor Stravinsky, once considered bourgeois and decadent, is today heard	View
1962	Ecuador	hing a point which used; to be considered miraculous. It is therefore not Utopian to think that in a not too distant future the new science, based on Einstein's theory of the equivalence of matter and energy, may place in man's hands the almost fabulous power of nuclear energy for peaceful uses. And there c	View
1959	India	once said, which makes the Atomic Age look like the Stone Age. 248. The progress of the world cannot be measured merely in the terms of the calendar. Einstein quite rightly in his relativity dissertations points out that time is event, so we may say that events must measure time. Time by the clock is not al	View
1947		e remember the Germany of Matthausen, Terezin, Oswiecim; for the time being that Germany overshadows their memory of the Germany of Goethe, Heine and Einstein. I am the last to suggest to this Assembly that a pauperized and pariah Germany should be our aim. I want to see Germany prosperous, but we who have	View