"... though combinations are without number, the number of ideas are limited."

-- Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

#Ideas Quotes #Numbers Quotes #Chess Quotes

“....to abuse the intellect for reasons of pride, vanity, or escape from responsibility, is the fruit of that same tree.”
“Either it is the fold of the infinite, or the constant folds [replis] of finitude which curve the outside and constitute the inside.”
“Some of the greatest minds on earth also have a great capacity to remember. Many would prefer to forget their memories of mankind.”
“So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.”
“There's no social realism in 'Tyrannosaur.' It's not about the social landscape or the political landscape or any of that. It's just about human beings. I never made 'Tyrannosaur' in reference to anybody - I just made it because I had to make my own films.”
“We conquer by continuing.”
“I was right at the edge of their circle, like the tail of a Q...”

Source : Aimee Bender (2011). “The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake”, p.158, Random House
“The joys of theory are the sweetest intellectual pleasures of life”

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