"Mathematics has beauty and romance. It's not a boring place to be, the mathematical world. It's an extraordinary place; it's worth spending time there."

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Source : "A prime example" by Karen Gold, www.theguardian.com. December 19, 2006.

Marcus du Sautoy

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“My father was so good-natured and had such a happy disposition. I've always confused him with Jimmy Stewart. So, think Jimmy Stewart. That's my dad.”
“In my career the push has always been to take another step, to try something new.”

Source : "Bjorn Ulvaeus: ABBA star behind Mamma Mia". Interview with Gisella Deputato, www.cnn.com. September 3, 2009.
“I got interested in Zen when I was a teenage beatnik on the streets of San Francisco. And it was my interest in Zen, in part, that got me into the Marine Corps, because that was a ticket to Asia. So I spent a couple of years on Okinawa and began reading and thinking about how I wanted to go about conducting my life.”

Source : Interview with Anne-Marie Cusac, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. March 31, 2003.
“Most of my wardrobe is vintage, and I've worn dresses to the Oscars that I got for $10,”
“I'm not a purist. I'm not impure enough to be a purist.”
“Two students severely injured, you yourself covered in blood, a Reaper on the premises, a Fenrir wolf running around loose somewhere, and extensive property damage to the resort. Well?" Nickamedes snapped. "What do you have to say for yourself, Gwendolyn?" I thought for a second, then grinned at him. "I followed your directions exactly. I never set one foot outside the hotel.”

Source : Jennifer Estep (2011). “Kiss of Frost”, p.266, Kensington Books
“Intemperance is the epitome of every crime, the cause of every kind of misery.”
“What Brahman is cannot be described. All things in the world â€” the Vedas, the Puranas, the Tantras, the six systems of philosophy â€” have been defiled, like food that has been touched by the tongue, for they have been read or uttered by the tongue. Only one thing has not been defiled in this way, and that is Brahman. No one has ever been able to say what Brahman is.”

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