"The longer mathematics lives the more abstract - and therefore, possibly also the more practical - it becomes."

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Source : Eric Temple Bell (1945). “Men of Mathematics”

Eric Temple Bell

#Mathematics Quotes #Abstract Quotes #Practicals Quotes

“Writing never came naturally and I still have to force my hand to do it.”
“The only way to truly conquer something, as every great philosopher and geneticist will tell you, is to love it.”

Source : Christopher McDougall (2010). “Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen”, p.125, Profile Books
“I don't have parts of my body that I hate or would like to trade for somebody else's or wish I could surgically adjust into some fantasy version of what they are.”
“Why were my visitors so secretive, hiding themselves behind my consciousness. I could only conclude that they were using me and did not want me to know why...What if they were dangerous? Then I was terribly dangerous because I was playing a role in acclimatizing people to them.”
“To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world.”
“The most self-destructive thought that any person can have is thinking that he or she is not in total control of his or her life. That’s when, ‘Why me?’ becomes a theme song.”

Source : Roger Dawson (1994). “The 13 secrets of power performance”, Prentice Hall Direct
“I tried. But not everybody thought so.”
“Listen to the Lord's appeal:...Come, then, return to me and learn to know me as your father, who repays good for evil, love for injury, and boundless charity for piercing wounds.”

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