"There are two ways to do great mathematics. The first is to be smarter than everybody else. The second way is to be stupider than everybody else - but persistent."

-- Raoul Bott

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“All rational action is in the first place individual action. Only the individual thinks. Only the individual reasons. Only the individual acts.”

Source : Ludwig von Mises (2016). “Socialism - An Economic and Sociological Analysis: The Economist”, p.86, VM eBooks
“Run forward when possible, walk ahead when you can, stagger onward when you must, but never cease your forward movement.”
“I suspect people would be in for a real shock if they knew the depths of [Obama's] historical ignorance.”

Source : "Obama: Bush is Responsible for Chavez (Bzzt! Wrong!)". littlegreenfootballs.com. May 25, 2008.
“Whoever loves above all the approach of love will never know the joy of attaining it.”
“Some musicians play blues, others classical jazz or bluegrass. I like to play political roles because I can merge my political interests with my creative interests.”

Source : "Jeffrey Wright: Professional Politician?". Interview with Valerie Gladstone, www.theroot.com. October 11, 2011.
“Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies.”
“We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master.”
“There is a growing recognition that the death penalty simply can't work. It's a complex system that arbitrarily selects defendants for death and creates more stress and appeals, even as it is plagued by serious error. Each new exoneration reminds us of the unacceptable possibility of wrongful execution.”

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