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It's interesting that that "quotation" from Albert Einstein, a sentiment I would love to attribute to him, because it encapsulates an idea I share about the importance of creativity, seems never to be traced to one of Einstein's actual writings. Has anyone ever checked the latest edition of Quotable Einstein

http://www.amazon.com/New-Quotable-Einstein-Alice-Calaprice/...

(I have checked the preceding edition)

http://www.amazon.com/Quotable-Einstein-Albert/dp/0691026963...

to see if that is a genuine Einstein quotation? In the English-speaking world, Einstein is second only to Mark Twain in having sayings attributed to him that he never said.

http://www.amazon.com/Quote-Sleuth-Manual-Tracer-Quotations/...



Eureka! I have found the quotation, in what must be a verifiable source.

http://www.sciencemusings.com/blog/2006/10/imagination-and-k...

I'll have to find the magazine interview soon, to see it with my own eyes.




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