Singapore, Taiwan, Honolulu, I always confuse those.
The OP quote is abbreviated, and, so, lackluster:
Here are some variations found online, which are more complex and nuanced a statement. To cut it off at the first line is hacking off the good working boots of Einstein’s intent.
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand."
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create.”
And here are two available different versions of Einstein’s quote, with subtle differences in phrasing. Which one is the real quote, and what is the original source?
Anyone know? In any case, Einstein was not simply saying that imagination trumps knowledge, but that the human mind’s capability of constantly utilizing facts to make connections and go beyond current knowledge is very important in seeking new development, breaking out of static thought .
Which is very different than cutting the quote off at the first part, and not letting imagination take it’s place in creative thought based on knowledge.
Damnit, matt_mcl, I was coming in here to post that one.
I’m surprised at you. I though everyone knew “Webelos wobble but they don’t fall down.”
Sumitomo Timber Industries recently chose a new slogan to communicate the benefits of wood in construction:
The Canadian province of British Columbia has a network of ferry service to connect its various communities scattered along islands, inlets, and elsewhere along, twisting, turning coast with its many narrow waterways and passages. Their slogan, for a while in the 1980s, was:
Cruise the straits with BC Ferries
It’s rumoured that a gay employee had to point out the double entendre to mangement.
Real cases…real people…Judge Judy.
Although most of us had already guess that Judge Judy wasn’t real.
A personal favourite is the number of pubs in my area advertising ‘Good Food’. It’s not the best food, it’s not even great food, it’s just…good. It’ll do.
I’ve got at least one restaurant in my area with a big sign identifying theirs as “Good Food.” You never see signs for “Excellent Food” or “Superb Food.” Then again, you also don’t see signs for “Bad Food” or “Terrible Food,” so I guess only “Good” is worth mentioning.
Oh, and lest we leave it out of this thread, Nothing Sucks Like An Electrolux.
Back in the 1980s, Utah decided it needed a new slogan.
The one they came up with was:
“Utah. A Pretty, Great State.”
People were underwhelmed. Editorial cartoonist Calvin Grondahl drew a cartoon of motto designers looking tentatively at as sheet with
“Utah. A Prettty good state if you like that sort of thing I guess.”
One of the designers comments “I think it needs a comma, or something.”
Wow, I’ve never heard either of those full quotes! They’re really fantastic, thanks for sharing them with me. I agree, either of those would be much more appropriate for, say, a university. I’m still not sure it applies to a high school, where we’re still supposed to be learning all that knowledge so that we can be imaginative with it.
<sigh>Ever hear of Rogers and Hammerstein?
It’s a great slogan. Anything that gets you singing the state’s name is a great one by definition.
How about Kansas: Land of Ahhs
Sounds OK, until you consider that Dorothy was getting AWAY from Kansas. Baum describes it as dull and unlovely, and Oz was beautiful (and colorful) by comparison. There may be No Place Like Home, but people wouldn’t have flocked to see The Wizard of Kansas
our county has selected as their new slogan “Choose Civility”. :rolleyes:
Norwich isn’t great, but it’s not awful… it’s just, you know, “fine”.
Yup, I’m sold.
The tagline for Community Hospitals in Indianapolis is Patient-focused medicine
And the other kinds of medicine would be? :dubious:
Community-focused, market-focused…
“What can Brown do for you?”
Party focused…
Not a motto, but a name…
I’m always a little suspicious of Resurrection Health Care. Isn’t that promising an awful lot? :eek:
It’s possible he said it in German and these are just two different translations.