"Mathematics may be defined as the economy of counting. There is no problem in the whole of mathematics which cannot be solved by direct counting."

-- Ernst Mach

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“I do, have done and always will believe that I am very capable of performing and thriving at any level of the sport.”
“But why must choices always lie along a linear spectrum with two poles instead of say among a sphere of possibilities”
“It all started with a badly timed bald joke!”
“The demand for organic food is growing at a remarkable rate. Consumers have made it clear that they want organic produce and every sector of the food chain is responding, with the kind of results we have just seen.”
“Can anything compare to the sight of the first yellow violets blooming along a woodland path? These most fragile of plants are yet hardy enough to bloom when nights are still frosty and snow still lingers in the ravines.”
“I just have to come back tomorrow and try again, ... I have to look at the ball and keep swinging.”
“Drawing includes three and a half quarters of the content of painting... Drawing contains everything, except the hue”
“What you learn from bad habits and in bad society you will never forget, and it will be a lasting pang to you.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert (p. 217), 1895.

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