"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." -Albert EinsteinEveryone loves a good quote. Einstein, Thatcher, Gandhi, Lincoln, King… the list of commonly-quoted individuals is a long one.

But all too often, people hear and repeat these quotes without fully considering what they mean.

As well, I believe that many popular quotes can be more harmful than helpful.

Here, I’m going to take quotes that I think are valuable or harmful and discuss what I believe people should take from them.  Feel free to add to my interpretations!

Available Quotes:

  • "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach." -George Bernard Shaw What does it mean? This quote is often used… (click to open quote)
  • "Great people talk about ideas; average people talk about things; small people talk about other people." -Author disputed What does… (click to open quote)
  • "Everything should be as simple as possible, but not simpler." -Albert Einstein What does it mean? Too often, we unnecessarily… (click to open quote)
  • "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." -Albert Einstein What does it mean? Einstein had… (click to open quote)