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We master the things we love. Find what you love and you will be considered an Einstein.
Posted 7 days ago by Michael P. from Vancouver, BC

This is great ...I have learned that yes, I can do it.
Posted 3 months ago by Conrad C. from Tanzania

I liked this story a lot; it taught me to keep my head up and have confidence in myself.
Posted 7 months ago by Jaida A. from Orlando, Florida

I liked how he started out shy and unable to pass some of his classes. He was also a slow learner and then he turned out to be a genius. He gained confidence and proved a lot of people wrong.
Posted 10 months ago by Angie S. from Sparta, MI

If you don't have confidence in life you will never accomplish anything. Although Albert Einstein had his issues he still had confidence in himself to achieve unbelievable heights.
Posted 10 months ago by Cody B. from Sparta, Michigan

ELIZABETH YOU ARE SOOOOOOO FUNNY AND YES IT DOES SUIT THE BILLBOARD QUIT NICE!!!
Posted 11 months ago by VICTORA L.-G. from CANADA

I love his picture it really sots the billboard.
Posted 11 months ago by Elizabeth W. from Canada, ON

I love the picture. It is a perfect metaphor for confidence, while still being kind. I bet it has caught and held a lot of eyes including my own.
Posted about 1 year ago by Jordan J. from Fort Collins, CO

I didn’t think confidence is something that can be passed on or borrowed. However, a very special mentor once said to me, “You may not have much confidence in yourself right now, but borrow some from me until you get your own.” Though I was skeptical at the time, I believe it now – I’ve never been so full of confidence in my life. I owe this to Dr. Brown (San Diego), who has believed in me long before I ever believed in myself.
Posted about 1 year ago by Kai Y. from Atlanta, Georgia

Just sighted this billboard in NYC thought it was awesome. Wonder which resource room our public schools would have tried to stick Albert Einsein into since he couldn't be pigeon-holed with typically developing kids. How many kids do we "lose" every year because educators can't see past their system?

Posted about 1 year ago by Angie W. from Poplar Bluff, MO

One morning I took an alternate route to school.It was the day of a big test that I prepared for but yet was uncertain of my ability. I saw this billboard and really felt the message, I knew that was all I needed--to believe in myself and have confidence. When I am faced with a tough situation I remember this billboard. Thank you-all your billboards are great!!
Posted about 1 year ago by Teresa T. from New York, New York, USA

As the circle of light increases so does the circumference of darkness around it.
- Albert Einstein -

Posted about 1 year ago by Dennis O from Bellflower, CA

This needs to be in every school in the world! Kids need to believe!
Posted about 1 year ago by Samantha Eckard from KY, USA

I have been struggling/questioning/doubting my knowledge as a teacher/trainer. During one of these moments, yesterday, I looked up and saw this billboard and laughed, "OK, OK, I get it!"
Posted over 2 years ago by Paul from Denver, Colorado USA

Without confidence, no human would have stepped up to the plate, and we wouldn't have all these commodities. I believe confidence is the quality in which one must keep in balance; not to have too much or too little.
Posted over 2 years ago by Eriberto N. from Los Angeles, California USA

Sighting of this billboard near St. Cloud, Minnesota. My daughter said, "Mom you will love this billboard coming up," and she was right! Working in my classroom late one night looking for inspiration for our staff, I came across this website. Thank you!
Posted over 2 years ago by from

I just downloaded for our teacher's lounge! THANKS! I am sure it will spark much conversation.
Posted over 2 years ago by Marylee G. from Canby, Minnesota USA

A confident individual is a sucessful individual because he is confident in his ideas and actions, and he puts his ideas into action in life!
Posted over 2 years ago by Lokesh L. from Mysore, India

Confidence is a pillar of strength to a lost soul, a desired to live for those who have lost hope. Be confident because it will keep you going!
Posted over 2 years ago by Siyabulela B. from Uitenhage, South Africa

I read that Albert Einstein's mother asked him each day after school "Did you ask any good questions today?" I used that approach with my son to encourage discussion about school. One day I asked him and he replied "I didn't have any questions for myself but the other kids didn't understand math today so I asked some for them." Confidence... my son recently graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, a confident Officer, a leader for this nation.
Posted over 2 years ago by Jenni A from Lincoln, NE, USA

Everyone always says confidence is key and it really is. Have confidence in yourself and others will have confidence in you too.
Posted over 2 years ago by Cheyanna G. from California USA

If you go to the resource center section of this website you can order posters for free; or you can print up your own on the downloads page.
Posted over 2 years ago by Elisabeth M. from Colorado, USA

How can I order this poster of Einstein? Saw it on the street in Chicago and on back to school night at Severna Park High School, (Md.)
Posted over 2 years ago by Robin C. from USA

Confidence is the main ingredient of success.

Posted over 2 years ago by Raj D. from India

I saw this one for the first time in Cincinnati. I have seen several more since then. Love them all! Pass it on--we need to change the world one person at a time! Thanks!
Posted over 2 years ago by Kim H. from Cincinnati, Ohio USA

The Billboard relates to me at the start of a school year as a mother with a child with
superior intelligence - that is a behavioral nightmare at school. Thank you for telling the true story!
Posted over 2 years ago by Jo Anne C. from Muscle Shoals, Alabama USA

My eight year old son was recently diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome after struggling with symptoms for years. When asked by his doctor what he would like to be, he smiled big, pointed to the picture of Einstein on the wall, and said, "Him. Then people will know that I really am smart."
Posted over 2 years ago by Amanda W from Springfield, Mo

Be confident, just be yourself and happiness is what you will get.
Posted over 2 years ago by Ronnaliza C from Philippines

I love this billboard.

Posted over 2 years ago by from

I have immortalized Einstein in my heart, he is my invisible source of confidence
Posted over 2 years ago by Rowland Y.G. from Jos, Nigeria

The AD at Einstein HS has this poster in his office
Posted over 2 years ago by Ken from Silver Spring, MD

haha. I am like him in school, but the big difference between me and him is I am not trying to do anything yet.
Posted over 2 years ago by Taizo K from Japan

Happiness is what makes life fun!
Posted over 2 years ago by Carol G. from San Antonio, Texas

without confidence life become worthless
Posted over 2 years ago by raksha rana from lainchaur

i like the tongue
Posted over 2 years ago by Kristina S. from Denver, Colorado

Sighting
Indianapolis 465 on the west side
Posted over 3 years ago by from

Confidence is my success, Confidence is my life, Confidence is my Happiness...Every moment in my life I take it with confidence.

Posted over 3 years ago by from

Confidence

About This Billboard

Albert Einstein was born in 1879 at Ulm in Württemberg, Germany. At age five, his father showed him a pocket compass, and Einstein realized that something in “empty” space acted upon the needle; he would later describe the experience as one of the most revelatory of his life. Though he built models and mechanical devices for fun, he was considered a slow learner, possibly due to dyslexia, simple shyness, or the significantly rare and unusual structure of his brain (as seen following his death). He later credited his development of the theory of relativity to this slowness, saying that by pondering space and time later than most children, he was able to apply a more developed intellect.

Einstein began to learn mathematics at about age twelve. There is a recurring rumor that he failed mathematics later in his education, but this is untrue; a change in the way grades were assigned caused confusion years later.

His failure of the liberal arts portion of the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (Federal Swiss Polytechnic University, in Zurich) entrance exam the following year was a setback; he was sent by his family to Aarau, Switzerland to finish secondary school, and received his diploma in 1896. In 1900, he earned a teaching diploma at the Swiss Polytechninc University and was accepted as a Swiss citizen in 1901. During this time Einstein discussed his scientific interests with a group of close friends.

Upon graduation, Einstein could not find a teaching post, and instead, started to work at the Swiss Patent office. He judged the worth of inventors’ patent applications for devices that required a knowledge of physics to understand. He obtained his doctorate after submitting his thesis “On a new determination of molecular dimensions” in 1905.

That same year, he wrote four articles that provided the foundation of modern physics, without much scientific literature to refer to or many scientific colleagues to discuss the theories with. Most physicists agree that three of those papers (Brownian motion, the photoelectric effect, and special relativity) deserved Nobel prizes. Only the photoelectric effect would win in 1921.

Albert Einstein was much respected for his kind and friendly demeanor rooted in his pacifism. He occasionally had a playful sense of humour, and enjoyed playing the violin and sailing. He was also the stereotypical “absent-minded professor” he was often forgetful of everyday items, such as keys, and would focus so intently on solving physics problems that he would often become oblivious to his surroundings. He died on April 18, 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey.