"To write and speak correctly is certainly necessary; but it is not sufficient. A derivation correctly presented in the book or on the blackboard may be inaccessible and uninstructive, if the purpose of the successive steps is incomprehensible, if the reader or listener cannot understand how it was humanly possible to find such an argument...."

-- George Polya

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“I mean, there are many other directors who are probably both more skilled and excited to adapt novels or work within certain genre conventions. I'd like to do that kind of work someday, but for better or worse I'm too drawn by my own material.”

Source : Interview with Sigrid Nunez, www.believermag.com. February 2005.
“This idea of tying me to Giuliani is quite unique. I know Rudy Giuliani. I like Rudy Giuliani. I worked with him during his administration. But we're completely different people.”
“Life is full of troubles and vexations, that one must either rise above it by means of corrected thoughts, or leave it.”
“One thing is certain: wherever the enemy lands, if once we can get to grips with him on the Continent, where we are not dependent on supplies from overseas, that ought to be, and will be, all right with us.”
“We take a lot for granted as second wave feminists, what our mothers and aunts did for us.”
“And when these advances are made, hydrogen can fill critical energy needs beyond transportation. Hydrogen can also be used to heat and generate electricity for our homes. The future possibilities of this energy source are enormous.”
“Religion is a light in the fog.”

Source : "Song: "What I Am"". 1994.
“Longevity has never bothered me at all, I have studied longevity for years.”

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