Albert Einstein Speaks
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Albert Einstein A Genius in Sandals...
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
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What Do You Think of This Einstein Quote? Go To Monkey Brain and Speak Out!
Do You Agree with Albert Einstein?
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."
Einstein Common Sense
Vote for Your Favorite Einstein Quote!
Einstein was bemused and perplexed that media and people followed his every word. I hope that you will take this poll and this lens in the same light. The words are useful and wise, but not to be set in stone.
"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour,
and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity.&quo more...5 points
"I have no special talents,
I am only passionately curious" 3/11/53 to Ca more...5 points
"To punish me for my contempt for authority,
Fate has made me an authority myself." 9/18/3 more...3 points
"Wisdom is not the product of schooling but of
the lifelong attempt to acquire it." 3/22/543 points
"I believe in intuition and inspiration...
At times I feel certain I am right while not knowi more...3 points
"Not everything that counts can be counted,
and not everything that can be counted counts.&quo more...3 points
"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is
that it is comprehensible."2 points
"I assert that the cosmic religious experience is the
strongest and noblest driving force behind scienti more...1 point
"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?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byNo, he saw God in everything and revered God.
Amine says:
"The idea of the personal God is quite alien to me and seems even naive."
I think in this Einstein wanted to say that GOD is not like anything we have seen before he is the power that created all this univers and it's a mistake to immagine him in human shape because this is silly. Sometimes I try to see GOD in my immagination and what I can see is the great things in nature ( space, Galaxies, Seas, Trees even the most small creature. So GOD is the power that existes everything in this univers and that keeps order in it. so Einstein is a believer but surly not christian.
Posted July 18, 2011
laureenr says:
No I think he was a genius who sought to understand all of God and not just a part of God. He searched in the macro and in the universes and galaxies.
Posted June 16, 2011
Rafick says:
No. "In view of such harmony in the cosmos which I, with my limited human mind, am able to recognize, there are yet people who say there is no God. But what really makes me angry is that they quote me for the support of such views." Einstein
Posted June 11, 2011
rwoman says:
I think he believed in something bigger and more powerful than us
Posted April 26, 2011
Tipi says:
He seemed to have a God sense, I can't judge another man's heart.
Posted December 20, 2010
He was using analogies, he was definnately an atheist.
reasonablerobinson says:
I'm not sure. I feel from what I know about him that he was an a-theist albeit he did say God doesn't play dice when confronted with the Uncertainty Principle
Posted May 29, 2011
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
(The atomic bomb image in the third video would have caused him pain, but the rest? Yes, I think so. )
Wiser Than It Appears
Joe Theisman (Will he ever live that down?)
The New Library
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!
Kindle: Amazon's Original Wireless Reading Device (1st generation)
Amazon Price: $54.00 (as of 02/17/2012)
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:
"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
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
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Help Me Find My Favorite Quote:
It is about Einstein's acknowledgement that he owed a debt to millions of people who came before him.
If you find it for me there are stars for your best lenses!
What Is Your Favorite Thing About Einstein...
or this lens? Stars welcome!
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Jerrad28
Jun 14, 2011 @ 9:44 am | delete
- Albert Einstein has always been very intriguing to me, great lens!
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Rafick Jun 11, 2011 @ 12:40 pm | delete
- Great lens. Rafick
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reasonablerobinson
May 29, 2011 @ 3:07 pm | delete
- awesome music btw , awesome thinker, I'm just reading Hawkings Universe In A Nutshell totally mind bending and all from the ideas of Einstein and his colleagues.
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ChrisDay
Jan 14, 2011 @ 6:39 am | delete
- He was such a larger-than-life fellow - I find his quotes so apt for so many situations. He has to be one of the best role models.
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Tipi
Dec 20, 2010 @ 7:10 pm | delete
- What a character! Well done Margo!
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Table of Contents
- Albert Einstein: One of the World's Most Quotable People
- Albert Eistein's Words Accompanied by Mozart
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- What Do You Think of This Einstein Quote? Go To Monkey Brain and Speak Out!
- Do You Agree with Albert Einstein?
- Einstein Common Sense
- Vote for Your Favorite Einstein Quote!
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- On Philosophy:
- Albert Einstein: The Eyes of Genius
- Einstein and God
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- Fun With Einstein
- Wiser Than It Appears
- The New Library
- "The professor never wears socks.
- Einstein and Women: File Under No One Is Perfect
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- Others on Einstein and Women:
- Albert and Women
- Elsa Einstein, 12/22/36
- Read About Einstein
- Come Visit My Salon
- Help Me Find My Favorite Quote:
- What Is Your Favorite Thing About Einstein...
- Albert Einstein on Your Wall
- Einstein on Screen
- Blogging About Einstein
- Wear Your Admiration!
- Einstein Treasures
- Changing the Guard Blog
- Keep Your Free Report: "What You Must Know to Hire a Home Health Aid"
- About Margo Arrowsmith
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