"How terribly sad it was that people are made in such a way that they get used to something as extraordinary as living."

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Jostein Gaarder

#People Quotes #Way Quotes #Used Quotes

“Always try the problem that matters most to you.”

Source : "Andrew Wiles on Solving Fermat". "NOVA" Interview, www.pbs.org. November 1, 2000.
“Through no divine design or cosmic plan, we have inherited the mantle of life's caretaker on the earth, the only home we have ever known.”
“My guess is that nuclear weapons will be used sometime in the next hundred years, but that their use is much more likely to be small and limited than widespread and unconstrained.”

Source : Herman Kahn, Paul Dragoș Aligică, Kenneth R. Weinstein (2009). “The Essential Herman Kahn: In Defense of Thinking”, p.31, Lexington Books
“It's the climbing that makes the man. Getting to the top is an extra reward.”

Source : Robert Lipsyte (1967). “The contender”
“O Death, O Beyond, Thou art sweet, thou art strange!”
“Okay. Morality in a nutshell. Don't hurt people if you can avoid it. Don't steal stuff unless you're starving or it's really, really important. Work hard. Pay your bills. Try to help others. Always double-check your math if there are explosives involved. If you screwed it up, you need to see it gets fixed. And don't eat anything that talks. If it doesn't fall under one of those categories, just do the best you can.”
“When you think you're seeing something, what you need to find out is, 'Is that true?”

Source : "Q&A with MLB Network’s Brian Kenny". Interview with Chad Finn, www.boston.com. December 12, 2011.
“The next thing is: we can make IBM even better. We brought IBM back but we're gunning for leadership.”

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