Albert Einstein Speaks

Albert Einstein A Genius in Sandals...

and you can go and sit in his lap. In fact, that is just what I did! It is a perfect representation of this modest, unassuming genius.

This lens is dedicated to Albert Einstein the person; I leave Einstein the scientific genius to those more qualified.

Since the statue makes me want to curl up at his knees and just listen to what he has to say about things, I decided to do just that, listen.

Albert Einstein: One of the World's Most Quotable People

Couldn't Understand Why People Quoted Him So Much

"In the past it would never have occurred to me that every casual remark of mine would be snatched up and recorded. Otherwise I would have crept further into my shell." to his biographer, Carl Seelig, 10/25/53.

So, before you read this lens, please promise me that you will not believe that Einstein was a genius at everything! He wouldn't have liked that.. But rather except that he was a great and fascinating man who knew how to turn a phrase.

Oh yes, and one of the remarkable men of the 20th century.

When you are having problems being humble, remember the words of Einstein and take heed: "The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working". And remember his work above all.

"Mozart's music is pure and beautiful... I see it as a reflection of the inner beauty of the universe"

Albert Eistein's Words Accompanied by Mozart

This video is simply a list of quotes with Mozart in the background. It is something Einstein would have loved.

Albert Einstein Quotes

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Do You Agree with Albert Einstein?

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Before you vote there, here is the entire quote:

" Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution."

Is Imagination More Important Than Knowledge?

A debate inspired by an Albert Einstein quote... “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

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"It is abhorrent to me when a fine intelligence is paired

with an unsavory character." 5/19/090 points

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On Philosophy:

"Isn't all philosophy as if written in honey? Something may appear clear at first, but when one looks again it has disappeared. Only the pap remains."

Albert Einstein: The Eyes of Genius

Einstein and God

He is used by 'both sides'.

I have witnessed and participated in many 'discussions' between atheists and believers about the existence of God. People on both have used Einstein's quotes to make their points. And people on both sides claim him as 'theirs'.

This is an example of the dangers of taking any quotes too seriously.

It certainly helps us understand why Albert Einstein was leery of all the ruckus. So read the quotes, look at the poll and vote...but remember that he was the only expert on Albert Einstein and physics.

"I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know his thoughts. The rest are details."

"I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the harmony of all that exists, but not in a god who concerns himself with the fate and actions of human beings."

"I assert that the cosmic religious experience is the strongest and the noblest driving force behind scientific research."

"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."

"No idea is conceived in our mind independent of our five senses."

"The main source of the present-day conflicts between the spheres of religion and science lie in the concept of a personal god."

"There are fanatical atheists whose intolerance is the same as that of the religious fanatics, and it springs from the same source....They are creatures who can't hear the music of the spheres."

"The idea of the personal God is quite alien to me and seems even naive."

"The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge".

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Einstein did not believe in a personal god, does that make him an atheist?

Was Einstein an atheist?

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No, he saw God in everything and revered God.

cjjc says:

I think Julie put it best. Einstein was a mystic. He was searching for a unified theory because he "knew" the uni-verse was uni-ty.

I also agree, by definition, unity is not personal. As soon as we are born, we separate from unity, it's this separation and our longing to go back, that starts causing us problems. (okay, i'll quit lecturing :) )

Posted March 26, 2009

julcal says:

Einstein was a mystic. he "believed in Spinoza's God who reveals him self in the harmony of all that exists..."

His statements regarding a personal God "not a God who concerns himself with the fates and actions of human beings" - I think of this as the Tao, from which everything is born. The Tao is not personal.

Posted March 26, 2009

Margo_Arrowsmith says:

You are correct, he did say things like that. He also said that he didn't believe in a personal God, thus the controversy. I think this is why it is true, because it contradicts!

Posted August 31, 2008

kephrira says:

I always thought Einstein said his motivation was to know the mind of God, or something like that.

Posted August 31, 2008

Margo_Arrowsmith says:

Sunfish! I agree!

Posted August 30, 2008

He was using analogies, he was definnately an atheist.

Margo_Arrowsmith says:

Noadi, Thanks for the thoughtful comments. I have known so many atheists (I was one) who are so quick to deny any and everything to the point of not even discussing it. Its good to know a positive atheist!

Posted August 30, 2008

Noadi says:

Instead of believing in a personal god he believed in the beauty and complexity of the universe. God as a metaphor for nature and the wonder it inspires, no need for something supernatural. I very much believe the same thing. People think of atheist as a negative thing and sure there are plenty of negative atheist but more of us instead find the world and universe to be more inspiring than any religious faith.

Posted August 24, 2008

spirituality says:

Depends on how you define 'atheist'. He did not believe in a personal God, but in (I think) a spiritual essence to everything.

Posted August 23, 2008

"I have reached an age when, if someone tells me to wear socks, I don't have to."

Fun With Einstein

Albert Einstein never took himself too seriously. I think he would have enjoyed these.

(The atomic bomb image in the third video would have caused him pain, but the rest? Yes, I think so. )

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Wiser Than It Appears

"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein"

Joe Theisman (Will he ever live that down?)

The New Library

I have a love affair with books. I believe a room is not part of a home until it has some books in it. When I was 45 I owned every book I had ever read (almost) and shipped everyone of them from New Jersey to North Carolina!

However, 10 years later when I sold my Raleigh house, I couldn't face moving them across town. I purged, and purged when I moved again. And frankly, although I still believe that every room needs books, I am beginning to see walls of them as oppressive.

Enter the Kindle. I think this will save my life! Not only can I have my entire library with me at all times, but the books are much less expensive AND I am saving forests.

Its a win/win all the way around. Just so long as I have some books in each room!

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It is unwise to travel without books. You never know when you will have a long wait in an airport, well these days you can count on it. There will be rainy days, or days when you just need to get away from others, into a book.

However, which books to take? I can pack with a minimum of cloths; good thing too, because I always take too many books!

Kindle to the rescue! You can have your entire library with you at all times in a machine that isn't much bigger than a trade sized paper back.

This is the future.

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"The professor never wears socks.

Even when he was invited by Mr. Roosevelt to the White House he didn't wear socks."

Helen Dukas

Einstein and Women: File Under No One Is Perfect

"Women marry men hoping they will change. Men marry women hoping they will not. So each is inevitably disappointed."

"I am so lucky to have found you--a creature who is mu equal, and who is as strong and independent as I am"

"Very few women are creative. I would not send a daughter of mine to study physics. I'm glad my wife doesn't know science. My first wife did. "

"I'm doing just fine, considering that I have triumphantly survived Nazism and two wives."

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Einstein's Wives for Dummies: Some insight into his relationships with women.

Others on Einstein and Women:

"Einstein loved women, and the commoner and sweatier and smellier they were, the better he liked them." Peter Plesch

"He had the kind of male beauty that, especially at the beginning of the century, caused great commotion." Vallentin

"[Einstein] acted on women as a magnet acts on iron filings."

Albert and Women

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Elsa Einstein, 12/22/36

"It is not ideal to be the wife of a genius. Your life does not belong to you. It seems to belong to everyone else. Nearly every minute of every day I give to my husband, and that means to the public."

Read About Einstein

Einstein: His Life and Universe

by: Walter Isaacson

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Einstein's Dreams

by: Alan Lightman

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E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation

by: David Bodanis

Amazon Price: $10.88 (as of 07/11/2009)

Ideas and Opinions

by: Albert Einstein

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A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion: The Essential Scientific Works of Albert Einstein

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susannaduffy wrote...

Love that title - genius in sandals! But, oh dear, poor Elsa - she had the patience of a saint

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cjjc wrote...

just came back to add my stars, i am an absent-minded professor :)

Posted March 27, 2009

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cjjc wrote...

Very enjoyable reading, unique take on Einstein. What can I say - I'm impressed!

5* and a FAV :)

I know nothing about Twitter or Facebook, sorry :)

Posted March 26, 2009

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julcal wrote...

I wasn't sure what to expect from this lens, and I was so pleasantly surprised! Everybody loves Einstein and so much has been written. I've seen websites with quotes. I've seen books done on his life and read some of his work. you have made a wonderful lens about Einstein the person! What a great beginning shot. Where is that statue located?

You have a picture where there are a pair of dice, do you know the quote which inspired that image? "God does not play dice with the universe"

Love it! 5* a FAV, a tweet and a Facebook.

You're the best!

Julie

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jacquelinestone wrote...

I love the quirky, eccentric qualities of Einstein, as well as the pure genius. Thank you for building an informative and entertaining page on him. Brilliantly done, and loaded with quality content!

Posted February 12, 2009