"If theory is the role of the architect, then such beautiful proofs are the role of the craftsman. Of course, as with the great renaissance artists, such roles are not mutually exclusive. A great cathedral has both structural impressiveness and delicate detail. A great mathematical theory should similarly be beautiful on both large and small scales."

-- Michael Atiyah

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“Every shoebox offers an opportunity to share the Good News of the Savior with a hurting child”
“It appears that Wall Street is not acting as a force for economic expansion, providing access to capital for companies that make things. Rather, it seems, Wall Street is using government bailouts to lever up.”

Source : "Wall Street Has a Gambling Problem" by Sen. Maria Cantwell, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.
“I wanted to make pictures that felt natural, that felt like seeing, that didnâ€™t feel like taking something in the world and making a piece of art out of it.”
“I have my life, my world. I do what I want, without annoying anyone.”

Source : "Balotelli: I'm a misunderstood genius". Interview to France Football, www.espnfc.com.
“I think it's a mother's dream come true to see it work out that way. Not just the mother, but certainly parents, to know that their children have a very solid moral foundation and religious foundation.”
“Every day is my best day...I'm not going to have this moment again.”
“The history of philosophy is not, like the history of the sciences, to be studied with the intellect alone. That which is receptive in us and that which impinges upon us from history is the reality of man's being, unfolding itself in thought.”
“The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.”

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