"Great mathematics is achieved by solving difficult problems not by fabricating elaborate theories in search of a problem."

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Source : Harold Davenport, Bryan John Birch, Heini Halberstam, Claude Ambrose Rogers (1977). “The collected works of Harold Davenport”, Academic Pr

Harold Davenport

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“The dream of reason produces monsters”

Source : Francisco Goya, Janis A. Tomlinson, Francisco Calvo Serraller, Museo del Prado (2002). “Goya: images of women”, Natl Gallery of Art
“But I think the global economy will understand that the United States has the ability to meet its obligations. But it's not going to be able to do it over the long term if we can't control the growth of government.”
“Girly’ products can spur Japan’s growth in this century every bit as much as, if not more than, the ‘manly’ technologies.”
“I've discovered that Motown and Broadway have a lot in common - a family of wonderfully talented, passionate, hardworking young people, fiercely competitive but also full of love and appreciation for the work, for each other and for the people in the audience.”
“Maybe I think too much for my own good.”
“As I continue through my acting career I tend to wish I were a little shorter and a few pounds lighter so casting directors would call me in for more diverse roles.”
“The biggest idiot you will meet in life will be the person that thinks they know it all.”
“Why is it important that you are with God and God alone on the mountain top? It's important because it's the place in which you can listen to the voice of the One who calls you the beloved. To pray is to listen to the One who calls you 'my beloved daughter,' 'my beloved son,' 'my beloved child.' To pray is to let that voice speak to the center of your being, to your guts, and let that voice resound in your whole being.”

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