"Statistically, it would seem improbable that any mathematician or scientist, at the age of 66, would be able through continued research efforts, to add much to his or her previous achievements. However I am still making the effort and it is conceivable that with the gap period of about 25 years of partially deluded thinking providing a sort of vacation my situation may be atypical. Thus I have hopes of being able to achieve something of value through my current studies or with any new ideas that come in the future."

Source : "John F. Nash Jr. - Biographical". "Les Prix Nobel" ("The Nobel Prizes 1994") edited by Tore Frängsmyr, Nobel Foundation, Stockholm, www.nobelprize.org. 1995.

John Forbes Nash

#Thinking Quotes #Vacation Quotes #Years Quotes

“Should we say the self, once perceived, becomes the soul?”
“Deny the world, defy the devil, despise the flesh, and delight yourself only in the Lord.”

Source : Lady Jane Grey, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas (1825). “The Literary Remains of Lady Jane Grey: with a Memoir of Her Life. By N. H. Nicolas. L.P.”, p.42
“I think there is a classy way to go about changing people's views about how they treat animals, and that is with compassion, strategic moves, and passing laws to protect animals, not throwing paint and flour on people. That only turns them away from your whole purpose of helping those without a voice.”

Source : "Katie Cleary, President and Founder of Peace 4 Animals: Get Proactive!". Interview with Barbi Twins, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“Evanlyn opened her mouth to scream. But the horror of the moment froze the sound in her throat and she crouched, openmouthed, as death approached her. It was odd, she thought, that they had dragged her here, left her overnight and then decided to kill her. It seem such a pointless way to die.”
“But my point is that you design something in the end that precludes any unhealthy trading practices that are not going to serve your environmental or your economic objectives but now is not the time to do it.”
“Pain is part of the price of freedom.”
“Envy is everywhere. Who is without envy? And most people Are unaware or unashamed of being envious.”
“As an actor, what I'm finding is that I really like the extremes. I think that's really fun to play with.”

Source : "Taylor Schilling Talks ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, Talking to Her Real-Life Counterpart, the Prison Experience, Graphic Sex Scenes, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 10, 2013.

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