"I beg you not to resort to demonstrations, for they have become nothing but burned paper."

-- Muqtada al Sadr

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“I'm under no illusion that there are things about me that I'd like to change. I just accept who I am, and I'm proud of it.”
“I was walking along a road one evening â€“ on one side lay the city, and below me was the fjord. The sun went down â€“ the clouds were stained red, as if with blood. I felt as though the whole of nature was screaming â€“ it seemed as though I could hear a scream. I painted that picture, painting the clouds like real blood. The colours screamed.”
“That time of day when the sun hasnâ€™t come up yet, but you can already feel it coming. Itâ€™s an elusive warmth, like a subtle promise whispered in your ear and you can go on with your day knowing youâ€™ve been given another chance to get it right.”
“I desperately want to see the day today and do the best I can not miss a shred of sunlight. It'll be over before I know it.”
“We study the injustices of history for the same reason that we study genocide, and for the same reason that psychologists study the minds of murderers and rapists... to understand how those evil things came about.”
“I met some people who showed me a path in music where they were like hey, look, while yes, it can have to do with being popular and making money, it DOESN'T have to be.”

Source : Source: theindiespiritualist.com
“It strikes me that mathematical writing is similar to using a language. To be understood you have to follow some grammatical rules. However, in our case, nobody has taken the trouble of writing down the grammar; we get it as a baby does from parents, by imitation of others. Some mathematicians have a good ear; some not (and some prefer the slangy expressions such as 'iff'). That's life.”

Source : "Some Hints on Mathematical Style". Letter to David Goss, August 2016.
“When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.”

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