I do not remember ever having seen a sustained argument by an author which,
starting from philosophical premises likely to meet with general acceptance,
reached the conclusion that a praiseworthy ordering of one's life is to
devote it to research in mathematics.
-- Sir Edmund Whittaker, "Scientific American", Vol. 183
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Would that my hand were as swift as my tongue.
-- Alfieri
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"They said we should mount guards and they'd take steps."
"To the nearest place of safety, no doubt."
(Maskerade)
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Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of
the beholder.
-- Dr. Laurence J. Peter
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I don't think I've ever been critical of the money Douglas Adams makes,
especially since, as has been tactfully pointed out, I myself have had to
change banks having filled the first one up.
(alt.fan.pratchett)
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Death to all fanatics!
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