"There are... scientific works - star catalogues, for example - which are not art; but the theoretical structures of Gauss, Einstein, or Maxwell are original, individual, "very personal" responses and expressions of exactly the same kind as the creative works of Beethoven or Dostoievski."

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Source : James R. Newman (1956). “The World of Mathematics”, p.2012, Рипол Классик

James R Newman

#Art Quotes #Stars Quotes #Expression Quotes

“In Sweden, only exceptional actresses get major film parts.”
“Principles are things which one calls upon to avoid something unpleasant.”

Source : Multatuli, E. M. Beekman (1974). “The Oyster & the Eagle: Selected Aphorisms and Parables of Multatuli”, p.80, Univ of Massachusetts Press
“In America today, if your sensibilities are offended by something that has happened, you get an enormous amount of credibility and are taken very seriously.”
“We have been too kind to those who are killing the planet. We have been inexcusably, unforgivably, insanely kind.”

Source : Derrick Jensen (2012). “The Derrick Jensen Reader: Writings on Environmental Revolution”, p.198, Seven Stories Press
“I have really been fortunate, incredibly privileged, to have done so much editorial work, and I would love to do more. But just as my editions have tried to balance the familiar with the new, the commercial with the scholarly, so too I have to admit that I don't want to do editing for the sake of it, and some possible projects would be of uncertain value to me.”
“A demon was asking me what I wanted. My eyes flicked to Al, and he shrugged. â€œWhat do you want?â€ he said softly.”
“I love being a star more than life itself.”
“A young child's brain has a thinner skull and the brain contains more fluid. The more fluid or fat in any material, the more it absorbs microwave radiation.”

Source : Source: www.salon.com

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