"Mathematics is a place where you can do things which you can't do in the real world."

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Source : "I'm not very fast at my times tables". Interview with Aida Edemariam, www.theguardian.com. November 2, 2008.

Marcus du Sautoy

#Real Quotes #Math Quotes #World Quotes

“I wish I could find words to express the trueness, the bravery, the hardihood, the sense of honor, the loyalty to their trust and to each other of the old trail hands.”
“Now so many really good groups who have had a first major hit can't get a deal for a second one.”
“What can be heavier than wealth than freedom?”
“I dislike frontiers, political or intellectual, and I find that ignoring them is an essential catalyst for creative thought. Ideas should flow without hindrance in their natural course.”
“The detached observer's view is one window on the world.”
“At the root of every tantrum and power struggle are unmet needs.”
“True love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops.”

Source : William Goldman (2013). “The Princess Bride: An Illustrated Edition of S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure”, p.319, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“The most pernicious of absurdities is that weak, blind, stupid faith is better than the constant practice of every human virtue.”

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