"Mathematics has not a foot to stand upon which is not purely metaphysical."

-- Thomas de Quincey

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“I think Republicans need to have their staffers reading less Ayn Rand and having them read Dr. Viktor Frankl's Man's Search For Meaning more.”

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“It is the height of professionalism to be able to make an ordinary piece of music sound good. When playing routine melodic studies the player must treat them as if they are musical value.”
“We need to have a taste factor in our life. It isn't about what's popular; it's about what's really good.”
“It's great to be young and insane.”
“Life is water, dancing to the tune of solids.”

Source : Albert Szent-Gyorgyi (2012). “The Living State: With Observations on Cancer”, p.9, Elsevier
“One attacks those who possess things that one does not possess. The attack is all the more savage because the one who attacks is destitute and the one who is attacked is well provided. The one who attacks always considers himself to be in the position of legitimate offense.”

Source : Adrienne Monnier (1976). “The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier”, p.371, U of Nebraska Press
“I find it inspiring to actively choose which traditions to celebrate and also come up with new ideas for traditions of my own.”
“A little is fine, but the minute you start believing that you've picked the only right one out of the 4,200 or so on offer, you need to get a grip on yourself. Once you start thinking that it's okay to hate someone that chose one of the 4,199 others... snap out of it.”

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