"Exposition, criticism, appreciation, is work for second-rate minds."

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Source : G. H. Hardy (2012). “A Mathematician's Apology”, p.61, Cambridge University Press

G. H. Hardy

#Appreciation Quotes #Mind Quotes #Criticism Quotes

“How life teaches us, breaks us, rewards us, and tears us apart... how it lifts us up and brings us down... the wonder of life.”
“As for our garments, my Mother did not only delight to see us neat and cleanly, fine and gay, but rich and costly: maintaining us to the heighth of her estate, but not beyond it.”

Source : Margaret Cavendish (2000). “Paper Bodies: A Margaret Cavendish Reader”, p.42, Broadview Press
“Mature people never make difference of opinion a means of conflict.”

Source : M. Fethullah Gulen, Ali Unal (2007). “Pearls of Wisdom”, p.88, Tughra Books
“I'm fed up with democracy. In a democracy, people vote for the mayors. I wanted to build a city where I will choose the citizens.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The Broader interpretation that often seems to underlie the new economy label is that we are witnessing a more fundamental change in the paradigm. The old rules no longer apply. Throw out the NAIRU. Heck, throw out supply and demand. No limits, no business cycles.”
“Make the most of the Indian Hemp Seed and sow it everywhere.”
“I think the media needs a little criticizing now, as it did in the '80s, don't you?”

Source : "José Padilha Talks ROBOCOP - Avoiding Aronofsky’s Script, His Take on the Material, Quieting the Rumor Mill, and More" by Matt Goldberg, collider.com. September 26, 2011.
“You have to list all your special skills on a form when you get an agent. There's fencing, stage combat, horse riding, motorbike riding, Spanish, French, German, whatever. I just ticked everything. I talk about 10 languages according to that form. I even ticked the extreme sports box.”

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