"Does anyone believe that the difference between the Lebesgue and Riemann integrals can have physical significance, and that whether say, an airplane would or would not fly could depend on this difference? If such were claimed, I should not care to fly in that plane."

-- Richard Hamming

#Believe Quotes #Airplane Quotes #Differences Quotes

“The Odyssey and Iliad say things about the human condition in ways we should re-acquaint ourselves with, and use as a prism to interpret though.”

Source : Source: www.compulsivereader.com
“Enlightenment is like everyday consciousness but two inches above the ground.”
“What has interested me all along is not the pronouncement of meaning but pointing toward the way meaning is formed.”

Source : Douglas Huebler, Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.) (1986). “Crocodile tears”
“Bad women's comedies are made by men who didn't consult enough women.”
“A lot of rumours on the Internet are wrong and horrible.”
“There is something incredibly arousing about being wanted. I pulled my hand back and sucked in a deep breath. â€œAdam,â€ I said.”
“Let me know myself; let others guess at me.”

Source : Joseph Hall (1837). “The Works of Joseph Hall: Devotional works; Miscellaneous theology”, p.75
“I wouldn't last 30 minutes climbing solo.”

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