Martin Gardner Quotes
Mathematical magic combines the beauty of mathematical structure with the entertainment value of a trick.
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I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.
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As a viewer, I'm personally less interested in the damaged, white, middle-class male figuring out his dreams and more interested in maybe an underdog figuring out how they're going to survive in a world that doesn't necessarily invite them in.
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I'd want to collaborate with Eminem, of all people. Maybe even Lauryn Hill.
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My first book, 'In Praise of Slowness,' examines how the world got stuck in fast-forward and chronicles a global trend towards putting on the brakes. That trend is called the Slow movement. 'Slow' in this context does not mean doing everything at a snail's pace. It means doing everything at the right speed.
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Mr. Trump, you were elected mainly because you found a way to connect with the average blue-collar worker who's sick of the games politicians have been playing for years. Those same blue-collar folks, who go to church, want to feed their families, have to pay their taxes.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around.
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It's very hard to put forth a film that's about love and the joy of love and for it not to be patronising and not make people nauseous or make them roll their eyes.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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I want to be able, as days go by, always to look myself straight in the eye.
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I didn't feel like I was meant to be a nurse or a secretary.
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I only know it takes weeks to recover, as if one had been in a car accident.
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Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.
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You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life'.
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People really love editorial cartoons, and I think publishers understand that.
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In reality, I've always been an actor - since I was a kid. I did theater growing up in New York. I was always in the plays in school. I was either going to be an actor or an athlete or a soldier. Those were kind of the three paths that I always kind of embarked on.
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My party is committed to a federation.
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The cool thing about reading is that when you read a short story or you read something that takes your mind and expands where your thoughts can go, that's powerful.
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Aurora had but newly chased the night,And purpled o'er the sky with blushing light.
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Blacks' problems lie not in the heads of white people but rather in the wasted and incompletely fulfilled lives of too many black people.
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They memorize everything and learn... nothing.
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The realistic value of a work is completely independent of its properties in terms of content.
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Every decently-made object, from a house to a lamp post to a bridge, spoon or egg cup, is not just a piece of 'stuff' but a physical embodiment of human energy, testimony to the magical ability of our species to take raw materials and turn them into things of use, value and beauty.
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Mathematical magic combines the beauty of mathematical structure with the entertainment value of a trick.
