"To criticize mathematics for its abstraction is to miss the point entirely. Abstraction is what makes mathematics work. If you concentrate too closely on too limited an application of a mathematical idea, you rob the mathematician of his most important tools: analogy, generality, and simplicity. Mathematics is the ultimate in technology transfer."

-- Ian Stewart

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“One of those poor fellows that had become a Christian was badgered by his companions; and one of them said, "How do you know that Jesus Christ has forgiven your sins? " The man turned at once and said, "How do you know when you have got sugar in your tea?”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert (p. 17), 1895.
“If you want to get rid of stuff, you can always do a good spring-cleaning. Or you can do what I do. Move.”
“I believe there is no philosophical high-road in science, with epistemological signposts. No, we are in a jungle and find our way by trial and error, building our road behind us as we proceed.”

Source : "Experiment and Theory in Physics" by Max Born, (p. 44), 1943.
“The purpose of government is to rein in the rights of the people.”
“Thanks, but that's not going to fix anything. It's like putting a Band-Aid on a bullet wound.”
“Unexpected wonders happen, not on schedule, or when you expect or want them to happen, but if you keep hanging around, they do happen.”

Source : Interview with Jim Leach, www.neh.gov. May/June 2012.
“Something like trying to protect yourself all the time, things like trying to outwit fate. Those things can be the worst thing you can do for yourself.”

Source : Neil T. Anderson, Mike Quarles, Julia Quarles (1996). “Freedom from Addiction: Breaking the Bondage of Addiction and Finding Freedom in Christ”, p.174, Gospel Light Publications
“An investor doesnâ€™t have a prayer of picking a manager that can deliver true alpha.”

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