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Leopold Infeld Quotes

Einstein uses his concept of God more often than a Catholic priest. Once I asked him: 'Tomorrow is Sunday. Do you want me to come to you, so we can work?' 'Why not?' 'Because I thought perhaps you would like to rest on

Einstein uses his concept of God more often than a Catholic priest. Once I asked him: 'Tomorrow is Sunday. Do you want me to come to you, so we can work?' 'Why not?' 'Because I thought perhaps you would like to rest on Sunday.' Einstein settled the question by saying with a loud laugh: 'God does not rest on Sunday either.'

Leopold Infeld
God, Sunday, Laughing
Leopold Infeld (1941). “Quest: The Evolution of a Scientist”

Nearly every understanding is gained by a painful struggle in which belief and unbelief are dramatically interwoven.

Leopold Infeld
Struggle, Science, Understanding

It must be good to die in Toronto. The transition between life and death would be continuous, painless and scarcely noticeable in this silent town. I dreaded the Sundays and prayed to God that if he chose for me to die in Toronto, he would let it be on a Saturday afternoon to save me from one more Toronto Sunday.

Leopold Infeld
Sunday, Life And Death, Transition
Leopold Infeld (1980). “Quest: An Autobiography”, p.324, American Mathematical Soc.

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