"God exists since mathematics is consistent, and the Devil exists since we cannot prove it."

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Source : "Mathematical Circles Adieu: A Fourth Collection of Mathematical Stories and Anecdotes". Book by Howard Whitley Eves, 1977.

Andre Weil

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“Not a lot of gay guys end up coming to alt-comedy-ish shows. They like all these '80s shimmer shows, or they like going to drag shows. It is always weird and interesting when I meet somebody at a gay bar who is familiar with my stuff.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“What I point out to you is only that you shouldn't allow yourselves to be confused by others. Act when you need to, without further hesitation or doubt. People today can't do this... what is the affliction? Their affliction is their lack of self-confidence. If you do not spontaneously trust yourself sufficiently, you will be in a frantic state, pursuing all sorts of objects, unable to be independent.”
“Even as I speak, in four hours time the Kyalami Grand Prix will roar away”
“Symbols need not limit their scope to this pendulum swing of images.”

Source : René Crevel (1992). “Putting My Foot in it”
“I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man.”
“I am suddenly left alone again on the sunny path, with a memory of the rain.”
“People didn't love all of this when they still had it. If you love something, you do what's best for it. You don't destroy it.”
“Love isn't relevant once things are really bad. They say love makes the world go round-but it doesn't, you know. Love is a luxury, and you indulge in it when things are OK. As soon as they are bad-really bad-there just isn't a place for it anymore-no place where there could be room for it”

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