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.
Indulgence in frivolous speech not only reveals one's lack of moral character, but it deprives him of good qualities also.
Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment. Cleverness is mere opinion. Bewilderment brings intuitive knowledge.
Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered. As the elders said, if a child washed his hands he could eat with kings.
The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.
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