"It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils."

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Source : Niels Henrik Abel, Philip Horowitz (2007). “Abel on analysis: papers of N.H. Abel on Abelian and elliptic functions and the theory of series”

Niels Henrik Abel

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“I sit down to the piano regularly at nine-o'clock in the morning and Mesdames les Muses have learned to be on time for that rendezvous.”
“Don't lean on your own understanding. If your trust in God is limited by your understanding of His ways, you will always have a limited trust.”

Source : James MacDonald (2011). “Always True: God's 5 Promises When Life Is Hard”, p.67, Moody Publishers
“Health doesn't analyze itself, nor does it look at itself in the mirror. Only we sick people know something about ourselves.”

Source : Italo Svevo (2015). “Zeno's Conscience”, p.163, Vintage
“To be a great actor you just need to comprehend, so that's why I became a writer.”
“This conflict is one thing I've been waiting for. I'm well and strong and young - young enough to go to the front. If I can't be a soldier, I'll help soldiers.”
“...the era of cheap oil and natural gas is coming to a crashing end, with global oil production projected to peak in 2010 and North American natural gas extraction rates already in decline. These events will have enormous implications for America's petroleum-dependent food system”

Source : Richard Heinberg (2010). “Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines”, p.48, New Society Publishers
“It's not that I prefer black girls, but that's who I find myself relating to as a human being. I am also attracted to really ghetto girls, straight out the hood... a thickey, a real 'pass the hot sauce' type girl.”

Source : "Color Commentary: When Celebrities Talk Interracial Dating". "VIBE" Magazine, www.complex.com. February 12, 2010.
“I believe the equal rights amendment is a necessity of life for all citizens. The cabinet sometimes felt that I shouldn't be so outspoken.”

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