"The largest known prime number is 2^32582657-1. I am proud to say that I memorized all its digits-in binary."

-- Carl Pomerance

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“When the Saracens came to attack him, they threw Greek fire onto the barrier he had made; and the fire caught easily, And you should know that the Turks did not wait for the fire to burn itself out, but rushed upon the Templars among the scorching flames.”
“Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Giving material goods is one form of generosity, but one can extend an attitude of generosity into all one's behavior. Being kind, attentive, and honest in dealing with others, offering praise where it is due, giving comfort and advice where they are needed, and simply sharing one's time with someone - all these are forms of generosity, and they do not require any particular level of material wealth.”
“I feel that the only true security I have is my capacity, however limited, to love.”

Source : Lawrence W. Fagg (2009). “Pauses: Reflections on Science, Spirituality, and the Fine Art of Living”, p.23, Andrews McMeel Publishing
“Six patients with advanced cancer were treated with amygdalin at dosages similar to those employed by Laetrile practitioners....intravenously... (and) orally...No clinical or lab evidence of toxic reaction was seen (by us).”
“All human populations are in some sense immigrants. All hostility between different cultures in one place has an aspect of the classic immigrant grudge against the next boatload approaching the shore. To defend oneâ€™s home and fields and ancestral graves against invasion seems a right. But to claim unique possession â€“ to compound the fact of settlement with the aspect of a landscape into an abstract of eternal and immutable ownership â€“ is a joke.”
“Israel is guilty of apartheid and persecution of the Palestinian people, both inside Israel and also in the Occupied Territories.”
“Make rules and follow rules as needed, but don't focus on riles. Focus on faith. Focus on grace. Focus on Jesus.”

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