"To many, mathematics is a collection of theorems. For me, mathematics is a collection of examples; a theorem is a statement about a collection of examples and the purpose of proving theorems is to classify and explain the examples..."

-- John B. Conway

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“I am positive that flexibility is a feminine characteristic.”
“Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything.”
“I believe that the source of your inspiration is very important. I sometimes see this problem with photographers, even very good ones, who have drawn too much inspiration from photography and who, over time, have a problem forming their own identity.”
“When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try to balance things in your gut to get to what you think is the honest truth. Or you can err on the side of kindness.”
“Goodness can be found sometimes in the middle of hell.”
“A couple of years after I arrived in Hollywood, everything that was Latino was fashionable, and years after, my thought is that we're not fashionable anymore. We're here to stay.”
“Barack Obama is the worst president in history,”

Source : "Arizona Congressional Candidate Ben Quayle Defends Controversial Obama Ad". "The O'Reilly Factor" with Juan Williams, www.foxnews.com. August 12, 2010.
“I've always approached acting from a passion point of view. It's what I love to do. The fact that you get paid is just a bonus”

Source : "VIKINGS: Katheryn Winnick Talks Lagertha, Collaborative Process, and Season 3". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 23, 2015.

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