"In my opinion a mathematician, in so far as he is a mathematician, need not preoccupy himself with philosophy-an opinion, moreover, which has been expressed by many philosophers."

-- Henri Lebesgue

#Philosophy Quotes #Needs Quotes #Opinion Quotes

“I still believe pattern fascinates on its own. And three-sevenths of a pattern, or even a smaller fragment, can fascinate still more--get us really hunkering down, trying to tease out the whole of the figure in the carpet.”
“We must work toward the elimination of all nuclear weapons, and an end to policies which cause this country to move toward the weaponization of space.”
“Obviously, David [Shore] probably has pressure because House was such an amazing show. But I try not to go into these jobs, thinking that I have to live up to people's expectations.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Would you ascend to Heaven and bodiless dwell? Or take your bodies honorless to Hell? In Heaven you have heard no marriage is, No white flesh tinder to your lecheries”

Source : John Crowe Ransom (1978). “Selected Poems”
“The new leader is a facilitator, not an order giver.”
“Better by far to be good and courageous and bold and to make difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you”

Source : David Nicholls (2009). “One Day”, p.381, Hachette UK
“That's what painting does; it organizes vision in a certain way or suggests that certain things be paid attention to and certain other things not be paid attention to. It functions in that way to a certain extent in our civilization.”
“The more awesome you are, the more emotion you create, the more viral it is.”

Source : "The Virologist" by Andrew Marantz, www.newyorker.com. January 5, 2015.

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