"We believe that arithmetic as it has been taught in grade schools until quite recently has such a meagre intellectual content that the oft-noted reaction against the subject is not an unfortunate rebellion against a difficult subject, but a perfectly proper response to a preoccupation with triviality."

-- Lynn Steen

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“I think I'm plain. I'm normal. I'm plain. I try not to stand out. I don't wear colors.”
“The adept may reach one of those rare moments that spell illumination -- aware of the light of the consciousness that illumines our consciousness as the sun dawns on the sleeping earth and bathes it in effulgence.”
“After a gig I always head back to the hotel, remembering granny's words of wisdom. I cancel the late-night pizza and watch the Jonathan Ross show instead.”
“I like orange and blue together, but I would never wear them.”
“Every day, you are to offer your life to God for His service. You do not serve Him in your spare time or with your leftover resources. The way you live your life for God is your offering to Him.”

Source : Henry T. Blackaby, Richard Blackaby (2016). “Experiencing God Day by Day”, p.279, B&H Publishing Group
“What I am really concerned about is what art is supposed to be - and can become.”

Source : Bruce Nauman, Janet Kraynak (2005). “Please Pay Attention Please: Bruce Nauman's Words : Writings and Interviews”, p.180, MIT Press
“Often, to be free means the ability to deal with the realities of one's own situation so as not to be overcome by them.”
“There is little success where there is little laughter.”

Source : Andrew Carnegie (1913). “The Empire of Business”

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