I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
Published on April 21, 2016 , under Quotes
Source: Albert Einstein, Cosmic Religion : With Other Opinions and Aphorisms (1931) by Albert Einstein, page: 97.
Variant: I believe in intuition and inspiration. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. It is, strictly speaking, a real factor in scientific research.