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.
When a thing is new, people say: βIt is not true.β Later, when its truth becomes obvious, they say: βIt is not important.β Finally, when its importance cannot be denied, they say: βAnyway, it is not new.
The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.
Act without doing; work without effort. Think of the small as large and the few as many. Confront the difficult while it is still easy; accomplish the great task by a series of small acts. The Master never reaches for the great; thus she achieves greatness. When she runs into a difficulty, she stops and gives herself to it. She doesn't cling to her own comfort; thus problems are no problem for her.
Though I can't change what happened, I can choose how to react. And I don't want to spend the rest of my life being bitter and locked up.
I think if you're open-minded, the road will take you where it takes you. If you're closed, you might not get to go where the road is heading.
The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
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