Posts Tagged ‘inspire’
Everybody is a genius…says Albert Einstein
Like so many others, I am fascinated with Albert Einstein but know very little about the man. I also love quotes and have accumulated some attributed to Einstein and wanted to share them here. As a man of science he was also a man of imagination and fantasy. He down played knowledge in these quotes and reminds us of how our individual experience lead us to our own discoveries–worthy to share. He thought about the world as a classroom. I could be wrong, but I think this genius had affection and a real respect for his fellow man. He knew how very fortunate he was as he captivated people with his true genius–a genius that, perhaps, may be discovered or uncovered in each of us. I especially like the first quote on my list…and as a writer, I like the last one too.
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited.
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. Information is not knowledge.
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
The only real valuable thing is intuition.
The only source of knowledge is experience.
The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there.
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
Posted on Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Truth and Hope
What is truth? This question over the ages has been mired with such complexities. Why? I can’t really say. I prefer to strip away the layers to find the essence of most things–that’s just me. I prefer to define truth with four simple words:
is, or is not. This is truth.
Truth is neutral. It’s neither good nor bad–it just is. And wishing or wanting changes nothing. But then again…
Many time we wish we could change the truth. We fanaticize, we dream and, well, we should do those things. After all, what is true today could inspire change. This is hope. Hope should always follow the truth or what is true today will always be a matter of fact.
Hope inspires our actions to change what is true in our present moment. We want to cure a disease, we want peace, we want good to prevail. Yes, we have cured some diseases, we have witnessed some peace, and most would agree that good should always trump evil. But today, the truth of the matter is that diseases are replaced with new strains, there is a segment of people who are evil, and we witness what is truly bad choking was it truly good. In the midst of truth, we must have hope.
Without hope, truth will always be what is, is.
Posted on Sunday, October 18th, 2009 | No Comments »
