"Modern mathematics, that most astounding of intellectual creations, has projected the mind's eye through infinite time and the mind's hand into boundless space."

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Source : Nicholas Murray Butler (1895). “What Knowledge is of Most Worth? ...”

Nicholas Murray Butler

#Eye Quotes #Hands Quotes #Space Quotes

“All I can do is do my best work, try to create the best kind of moment to moment reality that I can do. That's what I do. I'm an actor. And all the rest of it is like baseball. You hit the ball. Sometimes it goes in the hole. Sometimes it goes to the player.”
“The ability we have to handle this adversity will determine the degree of success that we will have in life. To me, this is where the gospel can be the greatest of help to us. The power of the Holy Ghost is the greatest source of strength and comfort we can have in our lives. The Holy Ghost will not only help us in times of need, but will help us to gain a firm testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ, thereby preparing us for life.”
“Instead of waiting until the holiday season - when mail solicitations flood in from worthy organizations - and making a flurry of gifts because this is the time of year to give, sit down and take stock. Identify your passion, learn about it, and direct your time, mind, and dollars to aligned causes and organizations.”

Source : "Don’t Give More - Give in a Way that Matters More" by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 12, 2011.
“North Dakota State. What do you have to do there to graduate? Milk a cow with your left hand?”
“No man's religion ever survives his morals.”
“I soon found law school an unmitigated bore.”
“The difference between a jogger and a runner is an entry blank.”
“Life is like a public performance on the violin, in which you must learn the intrument as you go along”

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