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Albert Einstein - "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
Episode 774
Friday, 13 February, 2026
Welcome to the Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote comes from Albert Einstein, written in a letter to his son Eduard in 1930.He said:"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."Think about what happens when you ride a bicycle. When you're moving, balance is easy. Almost automatic. The forward momentum keeps you upright. But the moment you stop? You wobble. You lose stability. You fall.Einstein's telling us life works the same way. It's not about speed. It's not about going fast. It's about continuous forward motion. When you stop – when you get stuck, when you freeze, when you refuse to move because you're scared or uncertain – that's when you lose your balance. That's when life gets shaky. But when you keep moving? Even slowly. Even uncertainly. Even when you're not sure where you're going. The movement itself creates stability. This is counterintuitive. We think we need to stop, figure everything out, get perfectly balanced, THEN move. But Einstein's saying that's backwards. Movement creates balance. Not the other way around. You don't need to have it all figured out. You don't need perfect clarity. You don't need to feel ready. You just need to keep moving. Take the next step. Make the next decision. Try the next thing. The forward motion – even imperfect, even messy – keeps you upright. Keeps you balanced. Keeps you from falling. Stop moving, and you fall. It's that simple. And that important.So here's the question: Where have you stopped moving? Where are you waiting for perfect clarity before you take the next step? Because Einstein's right. You don't find balance by standing still. You find it by moving forward.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.
