"As one reads mathematics, one needs to have an active mind, asking questions, forming mental connections between the current topic and other ideas from other contexts, so as to develop a sense of the structure, not just familiarity with a particular tour through the structure."

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Source : William P. Thurston (2014). “Three-Dimensional Geometry and Topology, Volume 1”, p.9, Princeton University Press

William Thurston

#Math Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Asking Questions Quotes

“I'm still useful in my capacity as an arts educator and caretaker for the stray dogs.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“All my novels are about the ambiguities that lie beneath the sharp edges of the law.”

Source : "To hell with Perry Mason". Interview with Robert McCrum, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2002.
“We need to walk to know sacred places, those around us and those within. We need to walk to remember the songs.”

Source : Joseph Bruchac (1999). “No borders: new poems”, Holy Cow Press
“I think that when you do any kind of theatrical form, (you can't really do this in the theater) the task as an artist is to reach some form of catharsis yourself, and express something that allows an audience to have some form of catharsis. If there's no discovery in what you do, if there's no struggle in what you do to have that discovery, then, there's no meaning in what you do.”

Source : Source: twoaspirinsandacomedy.com
“I like to stay within the context of the character's background. If he's a cop, I have to make sure the audience is convinced that this person, a cop, can do only so much without a gun.”
“An actor has no more right to be temperamental than a bank clerk.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Liberals are wrong to think that opposition to health reform is a rejection of big government. If health reform consisted of extending Medicare to everyone, people would be delighted. There are millions of 64-year-olds out there who can hardly wait to be 65.”

Source : "Message from Massachusetts" by Marcia Angell, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 23, 2010.
“I've never been a cop nor hope to be a cop, thanks.”

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