Fun Fact: Albert Einstein

Posted by admin on January 5, 2011 under Albert Einstein Fun Facts, Fun Facts | Be the First to Comment

Have you heard that Einstein was bad at studying in school? Actually, the owner of a Nobel Prize did very well in school, particularly in science and mathematics.

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7 More Grand Life Lessons From Albert Einstein

Posted by admin on December 30, 2010 under Albert Einstein Quotes, Web links | Be the First to Comment

1. Devote Your Life to a Cause
“Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person.”

2. Great People Will Always Encounter Great Opposition
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”

3. Make a Decision to See the World as Friendly
“The most important decision we ever make is whether we believe we live in a friendly universe or a hostile universe.”

4. Character Trumps Intellect
“Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.”

5. Never Ever Stop Learning
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”

6. Change the Way You Think
“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.”

7. Serve the World
“The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule. The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.”

“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”

(Extracted from http://www.dumblittleman.com/2010/03/amazing-life-lessons-you-can-learn-from.html – read the original article for insightful comments on each lesson!)

also titled: “Amazing Life Lessons You Can Learn From Albert Einstein: Part Deux”

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10 Grand Life Lessons From Albert Einstein

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1. Follow Your Curiosity
“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”

2. Perseverance is Priceless
“It’s not that I’m so smart; it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”

3. Focus on the Present
“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.”

4. The Imagination is Powerful
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions. Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

5. Make Mistakes
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”

6. Live in the Moment
“I never think of the future – it comes soon enough.”

7. Create Value
“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.”

8. Don’t Expect Different Results
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

9. Knowledge Comes From Experience
“Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience.”

10. Learn the Rules and Then Play Better
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”

(Extracted from: http://www.dumblittleman.com/2010/03/10-amazing-lessons-albert-einstein.html – read the original article for insightful comments on each lesson!)


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Fun Fact: Albert Einstein

Posted by admin on January 11, 2010 under Albert Einstein Fun Facts, Fun Facts | Comments are off for this article

Thomas Harvey, a doctor at the hospital where Einstein died, removed the famous scientist’s brain and kept it with him over the next four decades. Harvey wanted to know what made Einstein a genius.

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Quote: Albert Einstein

Posted by admin on November 24, 2009 under Albert Einstein Quotes, Quotes | Be the First to Comment

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

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Quote: Albert Einstein

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A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

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More…/Video: Albert Einstein

Posted by admin on November 13, 2009 under Albert Einstein More Information, More... | Comments are off for this article

Albert Einstein biography video snapshot http://www.hulu.com/watch/95965/biography-albert-einstein#s-p1-so-i2

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Quote: Albert Einstein

Posted by admin on November 4, 2009 under Albert Einstein Quotes, Quotes | Be the First to Comment

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

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Quote: Albert Einstein

Posted by admin on October 28, 2009 under Albert Einstein Quotes, Quotes | Be the First to Comment

“Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.”

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Fun Fact: Albert Einstein

Posted by admin on October 26, 2009 under Albert Einstein Fun Facts, Fun Facts | Be the First to Comment

Fond of animals, Einstein kept a housecat which tended to get depressed whenever it rained. Ernst Straus recalls him saying to the melancholy cat: “I know what’s wrong, dear fellow, but I don’t know how to turn it off.”

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