"Calculus works by making visible the infinitesimally small."

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Source : Keith Devlin (2003). “Sets, Functions, and Logic: An Introduction to Abstract Mathematics, Third Edition”, p.7, CRC Press

Keith Devlin

#Ontology Quotes #Logic Quotes #Certainty Quotes

“What country is stabler than Iran? Where else in the world would an assassinated prime minister be so quickly replaced?”
“One of the great bonuses of being a film actor is that I get to go to different places, meet inspiring people and learn different things. So all those details add up.”
“I don't have any illusions anymore. The illusion that rock 'n' roll could change anything - I don't believe that. I've changed.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Lightning, your presence from ground to sky, no one knows what becomes of me, when you take me so quickly.”
“He gave a hard smile and the oxygen in my lungs evaporated. â€œWe both know Iâ€™m not a gentleman.â€ â€œYeah. Okay, let me out. Iâ€™m tired.â€ â€œThereâ€™s something else,â€ he said, and I groaned. â€œWhat now?â€ â€œThis.â€ He stepped closer to me, so close that the containers were sandwiched between us. His eyes looked down into mine, intent and golden, like a lion. â€œOh, no, you donâ€™t!â€ I hissed, dropping everything. I pushed hard against his chest; it was like shoving a tree. â€œYes,â€ he said very softly, leaning down. â€œYes, I do.”
“My grandmother, when she looked at American movies, she said, 'They're all the same. In the first scene somebody shoots somebody and then everybody makes phone calls.'”
“Only with winter-patience can we bring the deep-desired, long-awaited Spring.”
“No philosophical theory which I have yet come across is a radical improvement on the words of Genesis, that 'In the beginning God made Heaven and Earth'.”

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