"Who has not been amazed to learn that the function y = ex, like a phoenix rising from its own ashes, is its own derivative?"

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Source : François Le Lionnais (2004). “Great Currents of Mathematical Thought: Marthematics in the Arts and Sciences”, p.126, Courier Corporation

Francois Le Lionnais

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“Time is about the need to control. Let go of control and embrace what happens.”

Source : "Eve Best: 'Webster is like learning to eat with a chainsaw'". Interview with Kate Kellaway, www.theguardian.com. February 25, 2012.
“I like the fact that a modern television and modern drama on cable has characters that are really intricate and deep and have multiple layers.”

Source : "Matthew Lillard Talks the Bridge Season 2, His Favorite Aspect of the Character, the Scream Tv Show, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 20, 2014.
“I decided I would go to Chicago and try my luck as a writer after those eight months as a fireman.”
“You can't be patient if you're not strong.”
“When you have a pile of bills that you have no idea how you are going to pay, you cannot focus on the bills, because you will continue to attract more bills. You have to find a way that works for you to focus on prosperity, despite the bills around you.”
“It is not elegant to gnaw Indian corn. The kernels should be scored with a knife, scraped off into the plate, and then eaten with a fork. Ladies should be particularly careful how they manage so ticklish a dainty, lest the exhibition rub off a little desirable romance.”
“I've always felt that life is a novel, and part of it is written for you, and part of it is written by you. It's up to you to write the ending, ultimately”

Source : Interview with Tom Heintjes, cartoonician.com. 1994.
“Change and growth is so painful. But it's so necessary for us to evolve.”

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