"Wisdom doesnâ€™t come only from the experience you have had, but from the experience you have chosen not to have."

-- Anthony Marais

“Although mathematical notation undoubtedly possesses parsing rules, they are rather loose, sometimes contradictory, and seldom clearly stated. [...] The proliferation of programming languages shows no more uniformity than mathematics. Nevertheless, programming languages do bring a different perspective. [...] Because of their application to a broad range of topics, their strict grammar, and their strict interpretation, programming languages can provide new insights into mathematical notation.”

Source : "Math for the Layman" by Kenneth E. Iverson, Ch. 10, §D, www.cs.trinity.edu. 1999.
“I haven't exaggerated anything, I've stuck to the facts.”
“You can never win as a sight-seer. Somebody else, more often than not the first person you meet when you get back home, has been there before you.”
“You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out, and by the eternal God, I will rout you out.”
“It is just not enough to strengthen the secret services for the fight against terrorism but it's also necessary to advance dialogue between cultures.”
“Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.”
“I've had editors over the years who couldn't find a clue if it was stapled to their butt.”
“My gut and intuition told me it wasn't time to do this.”

Source : "'American Idol' Dropout Visits Letterman". www.foxnews.com. March 16, 2005.

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