"What exactly is mathematics? Many have tried but nobody has really succeeded in defining mathematics; it is always something else."

-- Stanislaw Ulam

#Defining Quotes #Mathematics Quotes

“Just as the good life is something beyond the pleasant life, the meaningful life is beyond the good life.”

Source : Martin Seligman (2011). “Authentic Happiness”, p.20, Nicholas Brealey Publishing
“Al Gore, you've been a real inspiration. But a lot of other people who preach the global warming gospel aren't out to save the world. They're out to run it.”
“Career advice: never give up. Never lose faith. Never lose hope. Never put God in a box! Because the plans He has for you are bigger than anyone else's understanding and way beyond your limitations. Life advice: never give up. Never lose faith. Never lose hope. Never put God in a box! Because the plans He has for you are bigger than anyone else's understanding and way beyond your limitations!”

Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
“I think the thing that I most appreciate now is that stereotypes involving Jewish identity activate fears of persecution that exist in the present day.”
“I'm not a big fan of western movies and I really don't like cowboy-indian movies. I have never watched them.”
“The beginning of wisdom is the beginning of supernatural power.”
“In the cross of Christ I glory,”

Source : Sir John Bowring, lady Deborah Castle Bowring (1873). “A Memorial Volume of Sacred Poetry”, p.200
“It is an inwariable rule with the dealers to praise the bad points and let the good 'uns speak for themselves.”

Source : Robert Smith Surtees, Author of Mr. Sponge's sporting tour (1854). “Handley Cross: Or, Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt”, p.140

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