"People think they don’t understand math, but it’s all about how you explain it to them. If you ask a drunkard what number is larger, 2/3 or 3/5, he won’t be able to tell you. But if you rephrase the question: what is better, 2 bottles of vodka for 3 people or 3 bottles of vodka for 5 people, he will tell you right away: 2 bottles for 3 people, of course."

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Source : "Excerpt: 'Love and Math'" by Edward Frenkel, www.nytimes.com. November 18, 2013.

Israel Gelfand

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“People ask me, 'Is 3D a good medium for horror movies?' I think it's the perfect thing for horror movies because it really puts you into it.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism.”

Source : "Bolton 2012?". Interview with Robert Costa, www.nationalreview.com. June 20, 2011.
“I think the least stereotypical gay character on television is probably Matt LeBlanc on 'Episodes.' He just plays it so straight-faced. They never talk about the fact that he's such a huge gay person.”

Source : "Happy Endings' Adam Pally, on playing TV's least stereotypical gay guy". Interview with Todd VanDerWerff, www.avclub.com. October 23, 2012.
“In the meanest hut is a romance, if you knew the hearts there.”
“Everything we do we choose. So what is there to regret? You are the person you chose to be.”
“It's harder to be a poor person than anything else.”

Source : "Kathy Calvin | President/CEO of United Nations Foundation". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. September 1, 2013.
“These Jews who run things, who are producing this mental illness ÂÂteenage suicide...all these Jewish sicknesses...that's nothing new. The Talmud's full of things like sex with boys and girls.”
“Turn you situation over to God because He can do more in a moment than you can do in a lifetime.”

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