"The dyad gets its name from passing through or asunder; for the dyad is the first to have separated itself from the monad, whence also it is called "daring." For when the monad manifests unification, the dyad steals in and manifests separation."

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Source : "The Theology of Arithmetic". Translated by Robin Waterfield: "The Theology of Arithmetic: On the Mystical, Mathematical and Cosmological Symbolism of the First Ten Numbers", 1988.

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“Hollywood has always been political. They consider it their right and duty to tell us what is politically good and right.”
“You are a steward of every moment, of every talent, of every gift, of every resource that God has given you. Chose wisely what you do today!”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 22, 2013
“Natural selection is not the wind which propels the vessel, but the rudder which, by friction, now on this side and now on that, shapes the course.”

Source : Asa Gray (1877). “Darwinia: Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism”
“I'm stingy and I'm proud of the reputation.”
“Only the scenario writers are exempt. These are tied between the tails of two spirited Caucasian ponies, which are then driven off in opposite directions. This custom is called a conference.”
“I'm quite a rational person. I'm not very superstitious, but I really do enjoy horror as a genre.”
“The liberation of those who commit murder and terrorism is unacceptable.”

Source : "Fujimori breaks silence and urges release of hostages". www.cnn.com. December 22, 1996.
“There's no need to inundate the world with books and language. It's just too full already. There's so much rubbish hiding in the world. But as long as I think I can do something inventive and insightful, then I'll keep doing it.”

Source : Interview with Aaron Shulman, believermag.com. July 1, 2015.

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