"Isolated, so-called "pretty theorems" have even less value in the eyes of a modern mathematician than the discovery of a new "pretty flower" has to the scientific botanist, though the layman finds in these the chief charm of the respective sciences."

-- Hermann Hankel

#Flower Quotes #Eye Quotes #Discovery Quotes

“People tend to believe the bad rather than the good.”
“A new study says that working fewer hours can slow global warming. So you know what that means? President Obama's economic policy is also his climate change policy.”
“One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.”
“Duty is not collective; it is personal.”
“Life does not acommodate you, it shatters you. It is meant to, and it couldn't do it better. Every seed destroys its container or else there would be no fruition.”

Source : Florida Scott-Maxwell (2013). “Measure of My Days”, p.40, Knopf
“My mom and I have always had issues.”
“I think the important thing is that there be plenty of newspapers, with plenty of different people controlling them, so that there are a variety of viewpoints, so there is a choice for the public. This is the freedom of the press that is needed.”
“Even if the script's well written there's something about the life of an improvisation that resonates better than a written word, sometimes.”

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