Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was the Nobel Prize winner in

1921 for
physics.

Success is finding opportunity in rejection. In 1901 when

Einstein
received his diploma, he was unable to get a teaching post, so
he
accepted a position as a technical assistant in the Swiss Patent
Office that allowed him a generous amount of spare time. He
used
this spare time to produce much of his remarkable work for
which he
is so well known today.

Success is knowing when to keep quiet.

"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."

Success is knowing how to persist. Einstein attributed much

of his
success not to his mathematical abilities, but his persistence.
Said Einstein, "It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay
with problems longer." • "Insanity: doing the same thing over
and
over again and expecting different results."

Success is imagination. "Imagination is more important than

knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the
world."

Success is understanding the power of questions. "The

important
thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason
for
existing." • "I have no particular talent. I am merely
inquisitive."
Success is the appreciation of occasional solitude. Einstein's
gifts inevitably resulted in his dwelling much in intellectual
solitude and, for relaxation; music played an important part
in his
life.

Success is value. "Try not to become a man of success but

rather to
become a man of value."

Success is not fearing mistakes. "Anyone who has never made

a
mistake has never tried anything new."

Success is doing for others. In 1944 Einstein made a

contribution
to the war effort by hand writing his 1905 paper on special
relativity and putting it up for auction. It raised six million
dollars, the manuscript today being in the Library of
Congress.

Success is dealing with criticism. At the time of the

publication
on the theory of relativity, the people who read the papers met
them
with skepticism and ridicule, and some even threatened him
with
death because of his beliefs.