"Sometimes a line of mathematical research extending through decades can be thought of as one long conversation in which many mathematicians take part. This is fortunately true at present."

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Barry Mazur

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“There is really nothing that can be done except by an individual. Only individuals can learn. Only individuals can think creatively. Only individuals can cooperate. Only individuals can combat statism.”

Source : "Essays on Liberty". Book by Leonard Read, 1954.
“Those who applaud social production and networked amateurism, the colorful cacophony that is the Internet, and the creative capacities of everyday people to produce entertaining and enlightening things online, are right to marvel. There is amazing inventiveness, boundless talent and ability, and overwhelming generosity on display. Where they go wrong is thinking that the Internet is an egalitarian, let alone revolutionary, platform for our self-expression and development, that being able to shout into the digital torrent is adequate for democracy.”
“The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.”
“If you want to change your life you have to raise your standards.”
“Humanity lived many years and ruled the earth, sometimes wisely, sometimes well, but mostly neither.”
“People who have no values have no value.”
“Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone.”
“Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy signals.”

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