"And an equation is the same whether it's written in red or green ink"

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Source : Vikram Seth (1993). “A Suitable Boy”, p.171, Penguin Books India

Vikram Seth

#Red Quotes #Ink Quotes #Green Quotes

“I came like Water, and like Wind I go.”

Source : Omar Khayyam, Edward FitzGerald, Christopher Decker (1997). “Edward FitzGerald, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: A Critical Edition”, p.149, University of Virginia Press
“I could buy that she would murder me in a fit of rage, poison me out of flaming jealousy, or bomb my car out of sheer, stubborn pique. But she would never do it and feel nothing.”
“But the fact a person denies that he is theorising is no reason for taking him at his word and failing to investigate what implicit theory is involved in his statements.”

Source : Talcott Parsons (1967). “Structure of Social Action”, Free Pr
“Success, recognition, and conformity are the bywords of the modern world where everyone seems to crave the anesthetizing security of being identified with the majority.”
“We may idealize freedom, but when it comes to our habits, we are completely enslaved.”

Source : Sogyal Rinpoche (2009). “The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller: Revised and Updated Edition”, p.37, Harper Collins
“No man can tell if he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.”

Source : Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life Thoughts”, p.46
“It is impossible to disassociate language from science...To call forth a concept, a word is needed.”
“I much prefer the modern world.”

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