Quotable quotes: Einstein—bytes from a thought leader
June 1, 2008 by Miki Saxon
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Einstein, like other true thought leaders, was a sound byte master whose comments are as true today as when he said them.
Even those said at different times about unrelated subjects seem to line up rationally, like these well-known four.
- The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing.
- Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
- Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
- Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
I don’t know abut the former, but I have no doubts that Einstein’s right about the latter in this comment.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.
How many “experts” could explain a theory that turned the scientific world on its collective head using just 33 words to produce two sentences that a child can understand?
When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute and it’s longer than any hour. That’s relativity.
Finally, viable words for those of us who don’t buy the idea of a personal deity concerned with the price of gas, accumulation of wealth or finding a job.
I believe in Spinoza’s God, Who reveals Himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a God Who concerns Himself with the fate and the doings of mankind.
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