"There is a joke that your hammer will always find nails to hit. I find that perfectly acceptable"

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Source : "A Theory of Roughness". The Edge Interview, www.edge.org. December 20, 2004.

Benoit Mandelbrot

#Nails Quotes #Hammers Quotes #Jokes Quotes

“It's the lie of evolution that all man are just evolved and that they're all equal, and that all creatures are equal.”
“The time for crying with your girlfriends about a broken heart is over chocolate ice cream and chick flicksâ€”not stun guns and bulletproof vests.”
“Golf is one of the few sports where a white man can dress like a black pimp and not look bad.”
“My heart can't stop beating faster, every time I hear your name or your laughter.”
“Just like at Hirojima, when Pearl Harbor bombed the Germans!”
“Say what you mean. Say what you see. Make a photograph, if you can, for the reader.”
“People are born in a certain place, and in a certain society. I don't mean to sound like a determinist, but to think we're entirely free to do whatever we want betrays a certain class perspective. For most people who have to work for a living, and work at jobs under conditions they may not like, it's just not simple when it comes to freedom.”
“Nothing in life is worthwhile unless it's kind of hard to get there.”

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