I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.
Interpretation
Persistence in thought can lead to correct conclusions despite frequent failures.
This quote by Albert Einstein emphasizes the importance of perseverance in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding. It conveys that even after numerous attempts that lead to incorrect conclusions, the value lies in continuing to think critically and creatively until the correct answer emerges. Einstein highlights that success often comes after a series of failures, underscoring the idea that dedication and resilience are essential in any intellectual endeavor.
In practice
In a motivational speech about overcoming challenges and pushing through difficulties.
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.
He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual; he tells lies without attending to it, and truths without the world's believing him. This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good dispositions.
Depression can kill you. It can also be a spiritually enriching experience. It's really an important part of my theology now and my spirituality that life is not perfect, and I grew up wanting it to be and thinking that if it wasn't, I could make it that way, and I had to acknowledge that I had all kinds of flaws and sadnesses and problems.
A lot of times, especially when it comes to political debates, people get caught up in esoteric statistics. So the realest thing I can do that has nothing to do with numbers is tell you my personal experience.
Listen up. Let me tell you something. A man ain’t a goddamn ax. Chopping, hacking, busting every goddamn minute of the day. Things get to him. Things he can’t chop down because they’re inside.
They will envy you for your success, your wealth, for your intelligence, for your looks, for your status - but rarely for your wisdom.
You're so caught up in grumbling, complaining, and seeing what's wrong that you have no energy or time to appreciate what's good.
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