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Einstein’s equation reveals a universal reality—everything in the world is energy. You are never static; you are continually changing in response to the energy, the vibrations, moving through and around you. You respond, on a cellular level, to the resonance that is carried throughout you.
Ivy Ross • Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
He said that during the job interview with Einstein, he admitted that he did not know much about relativity, to which Einstein replied, “That’s okay. I already know about relativity.”
Michael Starbird • The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking
And even Einstein said: “People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past and present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.”
Mark Gober • An End to Upside Down Thinking: Dispelling the Myth That the Brain Produces Consciousness, and the Implications for Everyday Life
o filósofo grego Platão comparou aqueles que se empenham em obter o conhecimento a prisioneiros acorrentados numa caverna, incapazes de ver os objetos atrás deles, e tentando deduzir das sombras desses objetos uma descrição acurada da realidade.
Neil deGrasse Tyson • Origens: Catorze bilhões de anos de evolução cósmica (Portuguese Edition)
Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein both produced successful theories of motion, which are technically time-reversible.2 They explain the motion of cannonballs, planets, and satellites without a clear distinction between where an object is and where it is going. This symmetry, which is true for simple systems, fails to explain why lions eat and digest
... See moreCesar Hidalgo • Why Information Grows: The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies
a quotation attributed to Albert Einstein: “Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.”
Sam Gosling • Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You
Einstein had shown that even our most rooted convictions can be wrong. What seems most obvious to us now might turn out not to be correct. Abandoning assumptions that seem self-evident can lead to greater understanding. He had taught that everything should be based on what we see, not on what we assume to be the case.