"The next grand extensions of mathematical physics will, in all likelihood, be furnished by quaternions."

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Source : "Note on a Quaternion Transformation", Communication read on Monday, 6th April, 1863, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, p. 117, 1866.

Peter Tait

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“Trust me, I've seen a lot of fighters come in hot and they disappear faster than they came in after a loss or two. This is the UFC and the best fighters in the world are here. If you fight the great fighters you're bound to lose.”

Source : Interview with Elias Trejo, www.askmen.com.
“The law is reason unaffected by desire.”
“Activists need to get the facts right. One of the big assets we have on our side is the truth, and we lose credibility and power if w e're loose with that.”
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“I'm thankful that I have lived long enough to become a legend, and I hope I deserve it.”
“There were some things you did, no matter what, and when a friend needed help, you helped them.”
“I don't think I'll ever meet the perfect woman. I might have to get me one of them mail order women. You can do that: you send away to the Philippines, and they send you a wife. The only thing is, once you're on their mailing list, they keep sending you a relative a month whether you want it or not.”
“Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.”

Source : Henry Van Dyke (2007). “Counsels by the Way”, p.174, Wildside Press LLC

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