"Greek mathematics is the real thing. The Greeks first spoke a language which modern mathematicians can understand... So Greek mathematics is 'permanent', more permanent even than Greek literature."

-- G. H. Hardy

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“In trying to justify the humanities, as in trying to live a life, what may turn out to matter most is holding one's nerve.”
“Bravery escapes more dangers than cowardice.”
“In a funny way I think social media is making people less rather more experimental. People are too worried about looking good all the time. When I grew up you could get it all horribly wrong and it didn't matter, there was no record.”
“Australia is so entrenched in rock n'roll and bands, and that's just the way Australia is.”

Source : "Ricki-Lee Coulter: 'Everyone's got a bit of Hanson in them'". Interview with Bridie Jabour, www.theguardian.com. December 30, 2013.
“It's one of the reasons I became a writer, to be able to smoke in peace.”
“My job is â€” I make socks. Thatâ€™s all I do. I donâ€™t necessarily care about theÂ show. I would rather film this â€” me doing what I do â€” than being around my family.”
“If you have been in the vicinity of the sacred - ever brushed against the holy - you retain it more in your bones than in your head; and if you havenâ€™t, no description of the experience will ever be satisfactory.”
“Steeping my life in beauty brings color to my days and a song to my heart”

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