"Mathematics rightly viewed possesses not only truth but supreme beauty."

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Bertrand Russell

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“Before 9/11, I was playing a wide range of characters. I would play a lover, a cop, a father. As long as I could create the illusion of the character, the part was given to me. But after 9/11, something changed. We became the villains, the bad guys. I don't mind to play the bad guy as long as the bad guy has a base.”
“Controlling complexity is the essence of computer programming.”

Source : Brian W. Kernighan (1981). “Software Tools in Pascal”, Addison-Wesley Professional
“Gorgeous hair is the best revenge.”
“I'm going through the neutral zone and I've got a guy tugging me through the whole way, if I don't go down, I'm not going to get a call.”
“What you do is ultimately pointless. You could be replaced any day of the week with the first moron who walks in the door. So work as little as possible, and spend a little time (not too much, though) 'selling yourself' and 'networking' so that you will have backup and will be untouchable (and untouched) the next time the company is restructured.”
“Compassion is even more powerful than courage. Sure, with courage you can conquer a world - but only with compassion can you heal and build it.”
“How can they know Truth flourishes where the student's lamp has shone, And there alone, that have no solitude? So the crowd come they care not what may come. They have loud music, hope every day renewed And heartier loves; that lamp is from the tomb.”
“There is a direct relationship between self-discipline and self-esteem.”

Source : Sheri L. Dew (2001). “No Doubt about it”

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