"A clever graduate student could teach Fourier something new, but surely no one claims that he could teach Archimedes to reason better."

-- Paul Halmos

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“If you create a good story that has a lot of story value I think audiences like that. It's why they stick with the same TV show over and over.”
“Concepts create idols; only wonder comprehends anything. People kill one another over idols. Wonder makes us fall to our knees.”
“I like to wear a lot of one-tone color outfits - same color trousers, same color shirt.”
“If you could only see the vision I have. I wish I had your bodies to do this work. I would run from house to house telling everyone of the gospel, and after I lost strength to run I would begin to walk, and after I collapsed from walking, I would begin to crawl, and after my knees were so bloody that I could not use them I would use my arms to drag myself, and once my muscle in my body was gone I would begin to yellâ€¦oh, only if you could see the vision as I have.”
“The distortions and insults about organized religion will continue unabated as long as our popular culture continues its overall campaign against judgment and values. A war against standards leads logically and inevitably to hostility to religion because it is religious faith that provides the ultimate basis for all standards.”
“Private property has made us so stupid and one-sided that an object is only ours when we have it”
“People are given a false alternative: the choice between an unenlightened belief and an enlightened unbelief. Most intellectuals seem to pay homage to the second variant.”
“It was the proudest moment of my career to lead my team out at the home of English football. I never, ever dreamt that would happen!”

Source : "Casey Stoney: England defender on Messi, Ronaldo and Arsenal". BBC interview, www.bbc.com. March 8, 2016.

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