Where the world ceases to be the scene of our personal hopes and wishes, where we face it as free beings admiring, asking and observing, there we enter the realm of Art and Science.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of viewing the world without personal biases, allowing a true appreciation for art and science.
Einstein suggests that when we transcend our individual desires and ambitions, we can engage with the world in a more profound way. It is in this state of freedom and curiosity that we can truly appreciate the beauty and complexity of both art and science, as we view them without the cloud of our personal hopes and wishes.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of creativity in education, you might say, 'As Albert Einstein pointed out, where the world ceases to be shaped by our personal desires, we can engage with art and science more freely.'
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.
The reader becomes God, for all textual purposes. I see your eyes glazing over, so I'll hush.
The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin.
Philanthropy is often seen as society's risk capital. That means the onus is on philanthropists, nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs to innovate. But philanthropic innovation is not just about creating something new. It also means applying new thinking to old problems, processes and systems.
With mirth in funeral and with dirge in marriage.
Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell.
The church is not a political power; it's not a party, but it's a moral power.
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