"Mathematics is not a spectator sport!"

-- George Polya

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“The English dance unites the guests of an evening by the spell of rhythmical movement into a chance casual community.”
“I was forced to grow up quicker than most. I was forced to be a young man at a young age.”
“A hundred years ago Hester Prynne of The Scarlet Letter was given an A for adultery; today she would rate no better than a C-plus.”

Source : Peter De Vries (2014). “Reuben, Reuben: A Novel”, p.150, University of Chicago Press
“Goaltending is to hockey like putting is to golf. It really has no relationship to the rest of the game.”
“With the help of modern technology, I can compose intricate keyboard parts and then I have to go back and learn them in order to perform them properly.”
“As a physician, I see the earth as a patient in the intensive care unit. We have an acute clinical crisis on our hands and must take urgent action. My prescription for survival is that the American people rise up as they did in the 1980s, when 80 percent of Americans supported the nuclear weapons freeze.”
“In my twisted brain, I truly believe that nobody ever really dies, as long as the people that he or she touched continue to spread their legacy. I miss Eddie Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero was a great man. So right now, I don't want to hear 'CM Punk', you know the name I wanna hear.”
“I don't usually wear a lot of makeup because I tend to like a natural look.”

Source : "Model Hot Seat: Magdalena Frackowiak" by Emily Hebert, www.elle.com. September 11, 2009.

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