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“The question for the ultimate foundations and the ultimate meaning of mathematics remains open; we do not know in which direction it will find its final solution nor even whether a final objective answer can be expected at all. "Mathematizing" may well be a creative activity of man, like language or music, of primary originality, whose historical decisions defy complete objective rationalization.”
Source : Hermann Weyl (2013). “Levels of Infinity: Selected Writings on Mathematics and Philosophy”, p.88, Courier Corporation
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“Insistence on truth can come into play when one party practices untruth or injustice. Only then can love be tested. True friendship is put to the test only when one party disregards the obligation of friendship.”
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“In effect the people were present through their representatives, and were themselves, step by step and point by point, acting in the conduct of public affairs. No longer merely an ultimate check on government, they were in some sense the government.”
Source : Bernard Bailyn (1992). “The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution”, p.173, Harvard University Press
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“Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone.”
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“My theory is that all of Scottish cuisine is based on a dare.”
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“The way that words fit together is always interesting to me. I love words.”
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“There are no personal revelations other than feelings arising from the work itself”
Source : Sidney Lumet (2010). “Making Movies”, p.10, Vintage
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“My last refuge, my books: simple pleasures, like finding wild onions by the side of a road, or requited love.”
Source : Tracy Letts (2008). “August: Osage County (TCG Edition)”, p.17, Theatre Communications Group
