"The study of mathematics is the indispensable basis for all intellectual and spiritual progress."

“Empires and churches are born under the sun of death.”

“There's always ways of motivating yourself to higher levels. Write about it, dream about it. But after that, turn it into action. Don't just dream.”

“I want paint to work as flesh... my portraits to be of the people, not like them. Not having a look of the sitter, being them ... As far as I am concerned the paint is the person. I want it to work for me just as flesh does.”

Source : Lucian Freud, Richard Calvocoressi, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (1997). “Lucian Freud: early works : Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art”

“Speech is highly elliptical. It would scarcely be endurable otherwise. Ellipsis is indispensable to the writer or speaker who wants to be brief and pithy, but it can easily cause confusion and obscurity and must be used with skill.”

“There never has been a time in our history when work was so abundant or when wages were as high, whether measured by the currency in which they are paid or by their power to supply the necessaries and comforts of life.”

Source : Benjamin Harrison (2006). “State of the Union Addresses”, ReadHowYouWant.com

“We are like Humpty Dumpty and all these king's horses and all these king's men cannot put us back together again”

“Though we all have the fear and the seeds of anger within us, we must learn not to water those seeds and instead nourish our positive qualities - those of compassion, understanding, and loving kindness.”

“Those bad times are important. They give you a chance to practice, listen, take stock, have a life, get your feet back on the ground, and maybe you'll live to tell the story.”