"Freedom begins between the ears."

-- Edward Abbey

#Freedom Quotes #Liberty Quotes #Ears Quotes

“And it also became clear that these conditions of inequality and historical injustice have given rise to a feeling of hate in the world - a deeply felt hate that cannot easily be overcome with a few good words.”
“For scholars and laymen alike it is not philosophy but active experience in mathematics itself that can alone answer the question: What is mathematics?”

Source : "What is Mathematics?" by Richard Courant, (p. xix), 1941.
“I admire directors so much, I find them incredible: they manage such a huge number of people of different characters, think of the money involved.”
“Anyone who acquires more than the usual amount of knowledge concerning a subject is bound to leave it as his contribution to the knowledge of the world.”
“There may be something to the suggestion about the pace of technological change intimidating writers, though - it's been awfully hard to keep ahead of real developments.”
“Words have no power when someone isn't listening to you anymore”
“It's actually harder to write a fun song.”
“It is important to tell good stories. You can tell stories even if they are not huge, epic, and wonderful. You can still take the responsibility for being a scribe of your tribe.”

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