"But in the present century, thanks in good part to the influence of Hilbert, we have come to see that the unproved postulates with which we start are purely arbitrary. They must be consistent, they had better lead to something interesting."

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Source : Julian Lowell Coolidge (2013). “A History of Geometrical Methods”, p.423, Courier Corporation

Julian Coolidge

#Interesting Quotes #Arbitrary Quotes #Thanks Quotes

“Words have always been political, and that means that, in many people's minds, dictionaries are political. Because that's what dictionaries do: they do words.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“On the one hand you take life too seriously, and on the other, you do not take playful existence seriously enough.”

Source : Jane Roberts, Seth (1972). “Seth speaks: the eternal validity of the soul”, Bookthrift Co
“A coach, especially at a college level - much more at a college or high school level, than at a pro level - you're more of a teacher than an actual coach.”
“If youâ€™re not passionate about what youâ€™re doing, you need to stop doing it. You arenâ€™t living your truth.”
“I have loved flowers that fade,Within whose magic tentsRich hues have marriage madeWith sweet unmemoried scents:A honeymoon delight,A joy of love at sight,That ages in an hourMy song be like a flower!”

Source : Robert Bridges (1912). “Poetical Works Of Robert Brides Excluding The Eight Dramas”
“I remember my father had a sermon he used to preach when we were in Florida, in which he gave a reference to the Southern Cross-about the stars, the colors, in the Southern Cross, which thrilled me very much. I must have been around 5 years old. ... Now, it turns out that the Southern Cross itself does have one red star, together with three blue ones.”
“My children and grandchildren loved the secret servicemen and women that served us. I was honoured that they thought I was important enough to protect.”
“Wisdom is better than silver and gold”

Source : Song: Lost Ones

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