"A elegantly executed proof is a poem in all but the form in which it is written."

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Source : Morris Kline (1964). “Mathematics in Western Culture”, p.546, Oxford University Press

Morris Kline

#Beauty Quotes #Art Quotes #Form Quotes

“Prove to me that you're no fool Walk across my swimming pool.”

Source : 'Herod's Song' (1970; music by Andrew Lloyd Webber)
“No man can in any measure resemble the scripture saints.”

Source : Charles Simeon, Jean Claude, Thomas Hartwell Horne (1832). “Horæ homileticæ, or Discourses, in the form of skeletons upon the whole Scriptures. [With] Appendix. (With indexes, prepared by T. H Horne). To which is annexed an improved ed. of a transl. of [J] Claude's Essay on the composition of a sermon”, p.17
“I think we all have a hunger that's hard to name. A lot of people who come to my retreats have never named it before, or else they've named it in church, but they can't actually see the connection between what they're doing with food and this yearning. I call it "the flame" that they have: They yearn for big answers to live a big life. But they have to start with the most basic fears.”
“The present moment is creative, creating with an unheard-of intensity.”

Source : Le Corbusier (1964). “When the cathedrals were white”
“Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They're only powerful when you got your back turned.”

Source : Song: Backstabber, Album: Infinite
“My main source for faith-based stuff is mostly the Bible, and a childhood with a much, much higher-than-median exposure to theological thought.”
“What does being a woman today mean? Is there a right way of doing it? Is there a wrong way of doing it? Different kinds of women, female friendships: Its all pretty funny, and worth making fun of.”

Source : "Comedy Showrunners Week: New Girl creator Elizabeth Meriwether laughs at her characters' pain". Interview with Erik Adams, tv.avclub.com. September 25, 2012.
“I don't know why I do what I do. I tend to go for the really weird, bizarre stuff. I actually have to tone it down for the show.”

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