"1. 0 is a number. 2. The immediate successor of a number is also a number. 3. 0 is not the immediate successor of any number. 4. No two numbers have the same immediate successor. 5. Any property belonging to 0 and to the immediate successor of any number that also has that property belongs to all numbers."

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Source : "Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science" by Peter Atkins, Ch. 10, (p. 333), 2003.

Giuseppe Peano

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“I haven't seen it this busy since I've been an IndyCar driver. So I think that's a great kind of thing that's happening for the IndyCar Series, in general, right now. But it's an event that I'm very proud to be part of. I love it. I can't wait to come back next year.”
“No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in clothing style. Rock is to dress up to.”
“This was the face of slavery. To have nothing, and still have something more to lose.”
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“Its a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. Its a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful.”
“I could have made a small film and kept all the money from 'Life is Beautiful'. Instead, I spent more money than I had on 'Pinocchio', a very risky film.”

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