"There is a famous formula, perhaps the most compact and famous of all formulas - developed by Euler from a discovery of de Moivre: e^(i pi) + 1 = 0... It appeals equally to the mystic, the scientist, the philosopher, the mathematician."

-- Edward Kasner

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“Sometimes the loudest cries for help are silent.”
“Touch the pawns before your king with only infinite delicacy.”
“My absolute favorite movie of all time is Pink Floyd's 'The Wall.' Nothing compares to it. I have seen it thousands of times and still watch it every few weeks.”

Source : "My favorite movie: Pauley Perrette" by Mark Rabinowitz, www.mtv.com. May 27, 2011.
“A lot of actors think they can't be happy without the acting... But I think I couldn't be happy with it anymore.”
“Information is endlessly available to us; where shall wisdom be found?”

Source : "Why read this?" by Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. August 18, 2000.
“It's a curious idea to reproduce when you don't even like life.”

Source : Michel Houellebecq (2001). “The Elementary Particles”, p.281, Vintage
“If everyone took personal responsibility for their animals, we wouldn't have a lot of the animal problems that we do. I'm a big spay-and-neuter supporter. Don't have babies if you're not going to take care of those babies. We don't need more. We just need to take care of the ones we have. Take responsibility and breathe kindness.”
“School is no place of education for any children whatever till their minds are well put in action. This is the work which has to be done at home, and which may be done in all homes where the mother is a sensible woman.”

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