"It is strange that we know so little about the properties of numbers. They are our handiwork, yet they baffle us; we can fathom only a few of their intricacies. Having defined their attributes and prescribed their behavior, we are hard pressed to perceive the implications of our formulas."

-- James R Newman

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“Those who greatly enlighten delusion are buddhas; those who are greatly deluded about enlightenment are sentient beings.”

Source : Hee-Jin Kim (2010). “Dogen on Meditation and Thinking: A Reflection on His View of Zen”, p.3, SUNY Press
“What if, instead of a parallel universe, there's a perpendicular universe? Discuss.”
“Social media is not rocket science. This, however, does not make it easy either.”
“Film is such a powerful medium. It's like a weapon and I think you have a duty to self-censor.”
“Lots of Americans, they do think that yes, Russian hackers are everywhere. Russian hackers are in every fridge, Russian hackers are in every iron and so on and so forth. But this is not true. Those are fake news and this is slander.”

Source : Source: abcnews.go.com
“It's funny how despair can soon become an old companion”
“I feel ashamed that so many of us cannot imagine a better way to do things than locking children up all day in cells instead of letting them grow up knowing their families, mingling with the world, assuming real obligations, striving to be independent and self-reliant and free.”

Source : John Taylor Gatto (2000). “A Different Kind of Teacher: Solving the Crisis of American Schooling”
“Spring bursts today, For love is risen and all the earth's at play.”

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