"Mathematics is the science which draws necessary conclusions."

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Source : Edward Kasner, James Newman (2013). “Mathematics and the Imagination”, p.4, Courier Corporation

Benjamin Peirce

#Mathematics Quotes #Conclusion Quotes #Draws Quotes

“I used to say that, as Solicitor General, I made three arguments of every case. First came the one that I planned-as I thought, logical, coherent, complete. Second was the one actually presented-interrupted, incoherent, disjointed, disappointing. The third was the utterly devastating argument that I thought of after going to bed that night.”

Source : Lecture before State Bar of California, San Francisco, Cal., 23 Aug. 1951
“Gotta take my puppy on the road with me, Killer”
“Words are impotent to describe certain emotions.”
“You find [reverberations from 9/11 ] in them most unexpected places, like graffiti on a wall. Sometimes it's a faded picture; sometimes it's a newspaper tacked to a wall. Sometimes it's weird paraphernalia related to it, home constructed paraphernalia. It resonates through society and continues to resonate today.”
“I have no quarrel with what I learned in the Presbyterian church - I am still an enthusiastic Christian. But why shouldn't I try to learn more? Why shouldn't I go to Hindu services? Why shouldn't I go to Muslim services? If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.”
“I know of no person or group that is taking nearly adequate advantage of the graphical potentialities of the computer.”
“Someday we will dare to trade good for true”
“No one goes straight to happiness after a breakup.”

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