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MightyAtom
Korea (South)1897 Posts
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Dance.
United States389 Posts
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MightyAtom
Korea (South)1897 Posts
On November 26 2010 02:26 Dance. wrote: Did you just copy and paste this from another site? I read these yesterday on stumbleupon... yes, they are very common, I have a copy on my comp, but you can get them from hundreds of sources, the one I used was: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/albert_einstein.html ^^ i'll edit with this in there. Cheer | ||
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gillon
Sweden1578 Posts
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alffla
Hong Kong20321 Posts
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Thrill
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news
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I find these overly simplistic. He may have been a great scientist but definitely not a great philosopher. | ||
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MightyAtom
Korea (South)1897 Posts
On November 26 2010 02:52 Thrill wrote: Might wanna pick out a top-5 and spoiler the rest.. Thx for the suggestion ^^ | ||
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green.at
Austria1459 Posts
On November 26 2010 02:58 News wrote: Somehow his quotes never appealed to me. What is this - "All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree." I find these overly simplistic. He may have been a great scientist but definitely not a great philosopher. but its true  | ||
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NeVeR
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+ Show Spoiler + A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue. Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions. If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind. We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality. Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods. | ||
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JeeJee
Canada5652 Posts
When the solution is simple, god is answering .. uh huhand very much agree with a few others; my favorite being: Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. but most of them seem awfully handwavy to me =\ i guess i just prefer useful things | ||
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
' I guess I just prefer useful things ' ? | ||
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Romance_us
Seychelles1806 Posts
On November 26 2010 05:02 JeeJee wrote: i wholeheartedly disagree with a few of those quotes like .. uh huh and very much agree with a few others; my favorite being: but most of them seem awfully handwavy to me =\ i guess i just prefer useful things Einstein was not referring to any religious God I believe. More of like the essence that drives the workings of the universe. Can anybody clarify? | ||
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NeVeR
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Sephy90
United States1785 Posts
On November 26 2010 05:48 NeVeR wrote: Even if he was, who cares? It's not the author's intent, but the reader's interpretation that matters. I guess this is true, but isn't it important that we see what Einstein saw in his quotes? | ||
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BottleAbuser
Korea (South)1888 Posts
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JeeJee
Canada5652 Posts
On November 26 2010 05:20 Ack1027 wrote: Why would you come into someone's blog, not even some random but someone who regularly posts helpful advice and experiences and say something like ' I guess I just prefer useful things ' ? i'm saying nothing about the OP at all; in fact some of his other blogs have been quite enlightening and he's one of my favorite bloggers, up there with fuddx. i'm referring to (a large part of) einstein's quotes pasted here. not all of them, mind you | ||
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niteReloaded
Croatia5282 Posts
On November 26 2010 05:28 Romance_us wrote: Einstein was not referring to any religious God I believe. More of like the essence that drives the workings of the universe. Can anybody clarify? A knowledge of the existence of something we cannot penetrate, of the manifestations of the profoundest reason and the most radiant beauty - it is this knowledge and this emotion that constitute the truly religious attitude; in this sense, and in this alone, I am a deeply religious man. - Albert Einstein | ||
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KurtistheTurtle
United States1966 Posts
How about 'suinya'? | ||
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Chef
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It begs the question: "Does everyone think this way? Am I so uncreative?" or "Have I been shaped by these quotations without knowing it, by the way they have affected society even before I was born?" Depressing thoughts for an egoist like me. "A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be." I said this when thinking about a girl. I wonder if Einstein was thinking about a girl too | ||
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PetitCrabe
Canada410 Posts
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n.DieJokes
United States3443 Posts
On November 26 2010 10:44 PetitCrabe wrote: ``God does not play dice.`` Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think he said that because he completely disagreed with the then-new branch of science, quantum physics. Sorry Einsten! God DOES play dice I'm pretty sure that towards the end of his life he spent much of his time working on a unified theory (that its unification between the quantum and the... fuck... much bigger). So I'm pretty sure he had a pretty good understanding and belief in modern quantum mechanics. Feels like a quote that needs context | ||
Rekrul
Korea (South)17174 Posts
'I never think of the future - it comes soon enough' - my favorite :D | ||
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MightyAtom
Korea (South)1897 Posts
On November 26 2010 08:55 Chef wrote: It's weird when you read a quote by a famous person and realise you've thought basically the same thing when reasoning for yourself. It begs the question: "Does everyone think this way? Am I so uncreative?" or "Have I been shaped by these quotations without knowing it, by the way they have affected society even before I was born?" Depressing thoughts for an egoist like me. "A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be." I said this when thinking about a girl. I wonder if Einstein was thinking about a girl too lol you should be flattered that you share the same daily thoughts, remember that there are like 6.77 billion people in the world, and at the time, Einstein was the man. And yes, I'm sure he was thinking of girl as well. ^^ | ||
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MightyAtom
Korea (South)1897 Posts
On November 26 2010 11:53 Rekrul wrote: so many amazing quotes 'I never think of the future - it comes soon enough' - my favorite :D I think, while some of these quotes need to be in context, if you're more of an intuitive mind and have been revolting against society a bit, these quotes are extremely, extremely insightful in a free your mind kind of way. I mean, you simply read these quotes, and people will simply assume that these are Einstein's random thoughts, but behind each of these quotes is a man that most of us would be not be worthy to be in the building with, let alone room. These are not the quotes of some random person, each one of these quotes show me his playfulness, his character and a maturity that one day I hope to achieve. These are some of my favorites with what comes to me. The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education. Albert Einstein *If you are exceptional, standard education will fuck you up. Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. Albert Einstein *I love this, Einstein is saying, something about the special place of love in our reality, that points to his really holistic inclusion of so many aspects in how he approached the world, I believe that in all things, he had the analytical side, the qualitative side, but also with the good of humanity in his mind, and of course, love. Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. Albert Einstein *I am stunned by this, every time I read it. Only a true genius could make this type of distinction at this level. It is truly insightful. Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. Albert Einstein *This in itself is gives me hope in what I do and how I have lived my life to this day. The man of science is a poor philosopher. Albert Einstein * Ha! The only real valuable thing is intuition. Albert Einstein *I reckon for my personality type, this speaks to me in volumes and it is because if you do have a well developed sense of intuition, it is probably the only thing that can keep you from losing complete touch with reality at times when society and your ego are not in sync with reality. The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once. Albert Einstein *Profound if you know what he was all about, so simple, humorous, but can be read on so many different levels, you can say, 'so what' or you could say, 'wow'... There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein *I've tried to say this in my own words, but he da man. You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. Albert Einstein *Perhaps this is most applicable to my last post and the quote about striving to be of value,.. I'm sure if you've read through all my posts and read through these quotes, you notice, in many ways, they are one in the same, some of these quotes were more meaningful to me at different times of my life, While I did just wish to share this, I'm not the kind of person to simply post up crap for the sake of it, so I hope that these quotes may give you at least ease one day of some frustration. So I'm saying, Please don't assume that these are just self-help quotes or that each and everyone of these quote don't have a significance of years behind them, because they do. ^^ | ||
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Rekrul
Korea (South)17174 Posts
A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy? Albert Einstein 500 Billion dollars, a floor at tower palace, a two week long orgy with his four sons, etc... ? You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war. Albert Einstein "if he touches you im gonna go after him with a baseball bat" ? | ||
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GiYoM
Korea (South)94 Posts
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javy_
United States1677 Posts
"He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice." these are two of my favorites. My favorite professors are the ones that are capable of taking very complex topics and turning them into something straight-forward clearly understandable "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." one of my physics professors would say this very often but i never knew it was a quote from Einstein | ||
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MightyAtom
Korea (South)1897 Posts
On November 26 2010 13:54 Rekrul wrote: Dear MightyAtom: 500 Billion dollars, a floor at tower palace, a two week long orgy with his four sons, etc... ? Lol owned. He a better man than me obviously plus he didn't have sons like the four horsemen I have ^^ Admiral signing off! @yommer *^^* | ||
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MightyAtom
Korea (South)1897 Posts
On November 26 2010 13:54 Rekrul wrote: Dear MightyAtom: "if he touches you im gonna go after him with a baseball bat" ? lol u need to stop I'm Korean damn it! Anyway you know it's my Love! | ||
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Rekrul
Korea (South)17174 Posts
I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war. Albert Einstein | ||
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