"If a man is in any sense a real mathematician, then it is a hundred to one that his mathematics will be far better than anything else he can do, and that it would be silly if he surrendered any decent opportunity of exercising his one talent in order to do undistinguished work in other fields. Such a sacrifice could be justified only by economic necessity of age."

-- G. H. Hardy

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“Fossil bones and footsteps and ruined homes are the solid facts of history, but the surest hints, the most enduring signs, lie in those miniscule genes. For a moment we protect them with our lives, then like relay runners with a baton, we pass them on to be carried by our descendents. There is a poetry in genetics which is more difficult to discern in broken bomes, and genes are the only unbroken living thread that weaves back and forth through all those boneyards.”
“I wouldn't sacrifice my business for no acting career because my business is something, ultimately, that I know I'm going to pass down to my kids, and that's most important to me than anything else in the world. I can't pass an acting career down to my children.”

Source : "Dwight Henry Explains How His Hurricane Katrina Experience Made Him Perfect For 'Beasts Of The Southern Wild'". Interview with Terri Schwartz, www.ifc.com. June 28, 2012.
“One cannot enter don Juan's world intellectually, like a dilettante seeking fast and fleeting knowledge. Nor, in don Juan's world, can anything be verified absolutely. The only thing we can do is arrive at a state of increased awareness that allows us to perceive the world around us in a more inclusive manner.”
“It doesn't bother me at all that some people think I am too outspoken.”

Source : "Jenni Rivera, Mexican-American Singer, Dies at 43" by Larry Rohter, www.nytimes.com. December 10, 2012.
“Don't create enmity with anyone as God is within everyone.”
“So long as the presence of death lurks with anyone who goes through the simple act of swallowing, I will make mine whiskey.”
“You must fully understand, strongly believe in, and be totally committed to your trading philosophy. In order to achieve that mental state, you have to do a great deal of independent research. A trading philosophy is something that cannot just be transferred from one person to another; it's something that you have to acquire yourself through time and effort.”
“I think a lot of people settle with comfort. I've kinda pushed my whole life not to do that. There's nothing wrong with settling, it's definitely an easier life than the one I've chosen to live.”

Source : "FacebookTwitterGoogleEmailCopy Aubrey O’Day: ‘Last night I was stolen by a hawk’". Interview with Jarett Wieselman, pagesix.com. October 22, 2009.

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