"Data, data everywhere, but not a thought to think."

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Source : John Allen Paulos (2007). “A Mathematician Plays The Stock Market”, p.72, Basic Books

John Allen Paulos

#Thinking Quotes #Data Quotes

“After the Second World War, I returned to California to study composition with Darius Milhaud, who wrote wonderful works like 'Le Boeuf sur le Toit' and 'La Cretion du Monde.' I especially enjoy his work for two pianos, 'Scaramouche.”
“The only thing my mother would say about my music-I'd say, "Mom, listen to this," and she'd say, "Junior, I know who you are.”

Source : "Ornette Coleman: What I've Learned". Interview with Mark Warren, www.esquire.com. December 14, 2009.
“I am not kind, I cut people off as with shears and I drop them like nettles.”

Source : Edna O'Brien (1985). “A Fanatic Heart: Selected Stories of Edna O'Brien”, Plume
“One day that same year, I told my dad that someday, I would sail around the world alone.”
“You can over analyze anything. I constantly have to tell myself, 'Sabrina, stop thinking.' There are people who are just analytical. It's part of your gene makeup, or too much caffeine.”
“In between training sessions, I'll often watch DVDs of King Kong, Godzilla or Frankenstein, just to keep my mind on the task in hand and remind myself of the magnitude of the challenge.”
“He who improvises can never make a perfect line of poetry.”
“Thoughtful, energetic, smart, determined. I tried to own and further those qualities and often mustered them up when they were dormant and something wasn't going my way.”

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