"You must all know about Bourgain, so I don't have to write his name on the board-for an obvious reason."

-- Endre Szemeredi

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“In history as in life it is success that counts. Start a political upheaval and let yourself be caught, and you will hang as a traitor. But place yourself at the head of a rebellion and gain your point, and all future generations will worship you as the Father of their Country.”
“Character is supreme in life, hence Jesus stood supreme in the supreme thing - so supreme that, when we think of the ideal, we do not add virtue to virtue, but think of Jesus Christ, so that the standard of human life is no longer a code but a character.”
“Never raise your hand to your children - it leaves your midsection unprotected.”
“We're all brilliant at something. I discovered my powers when I was four years old. When you're young you're more in touch with your real talents, but so often the 30 year slog knocks it out of people.”
“To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first.”
“Human beings are able to reflect on their existencefor now that distinguishes us from other creatures.”
“The bottom line is more tax money is going to be needed. Just how much will be the primary issue on the agenda when Congressional leaders meet with the President later today, Wednesday, May the 9th, 1990. And good morning, welcome to Today. Itâ€™s a Wednesday morning, a day when the budget picture, frankly, seems gloomier than ever. It now seems the time has come to pay the fiddler for our costly dance of the Reagan years.”

Source : "The Today Show", NBC, May 9, 1990.
“Nice little town, Albany. They've got a State Capitol there, you know.”

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