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“It seems to be expected of every pilgrim up the slopes of the mathematical Parnassus, that he will at some point or other of his journey sit down and invent a definite integral or two towards the increase of the common stock.”
Source : James Joseph Sylvester (2008). “The Collected Mathematical Papers of James Joseph Sylvester”, p.214, American Mathematical Soc.
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“I would sooner look for figs on thistles than for the higher attributes of art from one whose ruling motive... is money.”
Source : Linda S. Ferber, Asher Brown Durand (2007). “Kindred spirits: Asher B. Durand and the American landscape”, D Giles Ltd
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“Many of us spend our entire lives in the same bubble - we surround ourselves with people who share our opinions, speak the way we speak, and look the way we look. We fear leaving those familiar surroundings, which is natural, but through exploration of the unfamiliar we stop focusing on the labels that define WHAT we are and discover WHO we are.”
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“There is no greater method for experiencing peace of mind and happiness than to understand and meditate on Emptiness.”
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“I know that The Other Side, and the spirits who live there, are as real as this earth we live on, and that the only thing separating "her" from "there" is a thinly veiled difference in vibrational frequency.”
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“I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse.”
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“Working in any country where you want to talk about the kind of issues that other people don't want to talk about is difficult.”
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“I think I am basically a happy person.”