Economist Oskar Morgenstern recounts that toward the end of his life Einstein confided that his "own work no longer meant much, that he came to the Institute merely ... to have the privilege of walking home with Gödel".
Ahli ekonomi Oskar Morgenstern mengenang bahwa di akhir hidupnya Einstein mengakui "pekerjaannya sendiri tidak lagi berarti banyak, dan ia datang ke institut hanya ... untuk mendapatkan kesempatan berjalan pulang bersama Gödel".