Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
In 1895, at the age of 17, Albert applied for early admission into the Swiss Federal Polytechnical School (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule or ETH). He passed the math and science sections of the entrance exam, but failed the rest (history, languages, geography, etc.)! Einstein had to go to a trade school before he retook the exam and was finally admitted to ETH a year later.
He was also not particularly concerned about being well dressed. He also stopped wearing socks because he found his big toe would make a hole in the sock.
Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for his work in the area of Photoelectric Effect in the year 1921.

Imagination is more important than knowledge

The environment is everything that isn't me

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love

Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them

Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new

God always takes the simplest way

The important thing is not to stop questioning

Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results