I believe in intuitions and inspirations...I sometimes FEEL that I am right. I do not KNOW that I am.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of intuition and inspiration in decision-making rather than relying solely on certainty or knowledge.
Albert Einstein's quote reflects the notion that while he values his intuitive feelings and inspirations, he acknowledges that certainty in knowledge is elusive. It suggests a humility in understanding, recognizing that intuition can guide us, but it does not guarantee absolute truth. This perspective encourages individuals to trust their instincts while remaining open to the ambiguity of knowledge.
In practice
Using this quote during a seminar on intuitive leadership.
I cannot then believe in this concept of an anthropomorphic God who has the powers of interfering with these natural laws. As I said before, the most beautiful and most profound religious emotion that we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. And this mysticality is the power of all true science.
If I would follow your advice and Jesus could perceive it, he, as a Jewish teacher, surely would not approve of such behavior.
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
In the middle of adversity there is great opportunity.
I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.
To me the worst thing seems to be a school principally to work with methods of fear, force and artificial authority. Such treatment destroys the sound sentiments, the sincerity and the self-confidence of pupils and produces a subservient subject.
You can be a decent critic if you know about food, but to be a really good one, you need to know about life.
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.
I don't let go of concepts -I meet them with understanding. Then they let go of me.
The mind usually says, βI know, I know, I know.β But the βdonβt-know mindβ is where wisdom lives.
That it is statistically easier for low-IQ people to kick an addiction than it is for high-IQ people...That boring activities become, perversely, much less boring if you concentrate intently on them.
It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
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