"Knowledge without know-how is sterile. We use the word academic in a pejorative sense to identify this limitation."

-- Myron Tribus

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“Lives in previous centuries for women are largely a matter of class. It would have been fun to have been a rich, privileged woman in the 18th century, but no fun at all to be her maid.”
“Nonmathematical people sometimes ask me, â€œYou know math, huh? Tell me something Iâ€™ve always wondered, What is infinity divided by infinity?â€ I can only reply, â€œThe words you just uttered do not make sense. That was not a mathematical sentence. You spoke of â€˜infinityâ€™ as if it were a number. Itâ€™s not. You may as well ask, 'What is truth divided by beauty?â€™ I have no clue. I only know how to divide numbers. â€˜Infinity,â€™ â€˜truth,â€™ â€˜beautyâ€™â€”those are not numbers.”

Source : John Derbyshire (2003). “Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics”, p.21, Joseph Henry Press
“She wouldn't come back. She hated me. She hated Nan. She hated my mom. She hated her father. She wouldn't come back here... but God, I wanted her to.”
“We must act out passion before we can feel it.”
“Marilyn Monroe and Vivienne Leigh are real icons of mine. In terms of visual culture, they are both so iconic. There weren't any paparazzi shots of them falling out of taxis, so they will always look so incredible.”
“When his grandchildren had been little, they had asked if they could hide inside the clock. Now he wanted to gather them and open himself up and hide them among his ribs and faintly ticking heart.”

Source : Paul Harding (2011). “Tinkers”, p.34, Random House
“I've never been uncomfortable putting my heart on display, my feelings on display, certainly with an audience.”
“This is a lyrical guide that addresses the deep human yearning to make a difference. It's full of indelible stories reminding us that, yes, helping people is hard-but it's both possible and infinitely rewarding. A Path Appears offers practical steps that any of us can take to empower others, and ourselves.”

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