"I have no desire to write my own biography, as long as I have strength and means to do better work."

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Source : Charles Babbage (2013). “On the Principles and Development of the Calculator and Other Seminal Writings”, p.5, Courier Corporation

Charles Babbage

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“I grew up in a socialist country. And I have seen what that does to people. There is no hope, no freedom. No pride in achievement.”

Source : "If You Had Actually Grown Up In A Soviet Country, This Is What You Would Have Experienced" by Rob Wile, www.businessinsider.com. October 22, 2012.
“I was invited by a publisher to write the text for Tantra.[1] Having done some research, what fascinated me was the evidence that many 'tantric' ideas actually came to India from the Mediterranean. It is rather a dry read and debunks reports of orgies and sexual mischief â€“ sorry to disappoint.”
“The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.”
“I'd love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.”
“Bad laws make bad customs.”

Source : Jane Aiken Hodge (2014). “Watch the Wall, My Darling”, p.16, A&C Black
“Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage”
“Sometimes I feel frustration at the bureaucracy for not moving fast enough to deliver in the way that I would prefer. But that is probably because I have worked for many years in the civil society, which tends to move much faster than government.”
“I am not in favor of immortality. I believe death for humans is the way of getting rid of accumulated errors - as in trial and error. Without death, the old folks would start to gang up on the babies (the new trials). Immortality --> immortal mistakes.”

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