"The harmony of the world is made manifest in Form and Number, and the heart and soul and all the poetry of Natural Philosophy are embodied in the concept of mathematical beauty."

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Source : D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1992). “On Growth and Form”, p.326, Cambridge University Press

D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

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“No one can have a higher opinion of him than I have; and I think he's a dirty little beast.”
“Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.”

Source : Boyd K. Packer (1998). “The shield of faith”, Bookcraft, Incorporated
“I'm always working. If I'm not in my studio I become quite nervous.”
“If you want change, create the causes.”
“You find sprinters testing other sprinters' mental capability. But these are my good friends on the track. I don't think we need to do that.”
“People always ask me if I could live in any other era what would it be, and I tell them none! I feel so lucky to live in an age where technology has changed and continues to change and make life so much more exciting. It keeps everyone young and constantly learning new things.”

Source : "Nina Garcia Is Celebrating Her Birthday With ‘An Extra Helping Of Dessert’" By Lee Hernandez, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 3, 2012.
“Technique should be taught, not as an end in itself, but as something related to individual expression, as a means toward an end. One cannot separate technique from expression. There is only expression.”

Source : Kimon Nicolaïdes (1990). “The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study”, p.99, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“I have never thought that the circumstance of God's having forgiven me was any reason why I should forgive myself.”

Source : Charles Simeon (1847). “Memoirs of the life of the Rev. Charles Simeon ...”, p.303

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