"In mathematics we have long since drawn the rein, and given over a hopeless race."

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Source : Charles Babbage (1830). “Reflections on the Decline of Science in England: And on Some of Its Causes, by Charles Babbage (1830). To which is Added On the Alleged Decline of Science in England, by a Foreigner (Gerard Moll) with a Foreword by Michael Faraday (1831).”, p.8

Charles Babbage

#Race Quotes #Long Quotes #Hopeless Quotes

“I think that Rodney Stark studies of new religious movements in the modern world give us some insights into the kinds of questions that we can ask about early Christianity.”

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“Self-indulgence is something to watch, but anything that helps you understand situations that are difficult to understand is good. If you're having some sort of emotional trauma, you need to find a person to talk to about it who says, 'This is quite normal; it's fine.'”
“But I believe the older I get, I'm wiser and I train smarter.”

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“I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.”
“You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions.”
“When you look at guys who get recruited, most of the best athletes, they come from poor families. I don't forget. I was a junior looking through my mother's stuff and looked at her bank statement, and we had $30 in the bank.”
“The expert is a midwife. The expert is not someone who has the authority to pronounce the last word on the subject.”

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“Yelling doesn't get your point across, it only makes it louder.”

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