"It was not so much that I was doing mathematics, but rather that mathematics had taken possession of me."

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Source : "Adventures of a Mathematician" by Stanislaw Ulam, Third Edition, (p. 52), 1991.

Stanislaw Ulam

#Taken Quotes #Mathematics Quotes #Possession Quotes

“A movie and a stage show are two entirely different things. A picture, you can do anything you want. Change it, cut out a scene, put in a scene, take a scene out. They don't do that on stage”
“The family is changing not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new metaphors.”
“Move your joints every day. You have to find your own tricks. Bury your mind deep in your heart, and watch the body move by itself.”
“It is a great, a pleasant thing to have a friend with whom to walk, untroubled, through the woods, by the stream, saying nothing, at peace--the heart all clean and quiet and empty, ready for the spirit that may choose to be its guest.”

Source : Catherine Drinker Bowen (1939). “Friends and fiddlers”
“If a nation's security is only as strong as its weakest link, then America may be in serious trouble. Hawaii may be our weakest link and could have a serious impact on our nation's immigration policy.”
“I think people like to be thrilled and excited. And a scary movie is a safe way to do that because you're not actually doing it. It's entertainment. You know that you're in the confines of this two-hour space of safety in the movie house.”
“When I was growing up, I didn't do plays in downtown Boston, and my parents weren't putting me in auditions. They never thought, Oh, she has a gift! They never thought of me as an entertainer when I was a young kid.”
“I don't want to be famous. I want to be secure. I don't want the world. I just want a piece of it. I want people to remember Eric Davis.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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