"I have always hated machinery, and the only machine I ever understood was a wheelbarrow, and that but imperfectly."

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Source : Eric Temple Bell (1988). “Mathematics, queen and servant of science”, Tempus Books

Eric Temple Bell

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“Bloomberg weighed three hundred pounds. This itself was historical. I revered his weight. It was an affirmation of humanity's reckless potential; it went beyond legend and returned through mist to the lovely folly of history. To weigh three hundred pounds. What devout vulgarity.”
“It's false. There is absolutely no evidence that extreme weather events are on the increase. None. The argument that more and more dollar damages accrue is a reflection of the greater amount of wealth we've created.”
“Keep up your enthusiasm! There is nothing more contagious than exuberant enthusiasm.”
“I see myself as the God who will protect all of the animals that have no other way of voicing themselves. I am God, I see that, and I accept who I have become with open arms. All along I had no idea that those who will come to protect the animals and restore the balance won't be a God on a cloud, but us, this being, the being that I am!”
“People aren't honest about the horrors of fame. The downsides are so overwhelming that, for me, there is no payoff.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Anyone who is desperate or alone will agree there is comfort in routine.”
“I'm not someone who is a fan of a lot of violence.”
“We need to stop making wide-body seats on airplanes, stop accommodating that, because it's not healthy.”

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