Niels Henrik Abel Quotes
With the exception of the geometrical series, there does not exist in all of mathematics a single infinite series the sum of which has been rigorously determined. In other words, the things which are the most important in mathematics are also those which have the least foundation.
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I never wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a book illustrator. I used to hurry home from school and draw.
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The cost of pension reforms has been perhaps the biggest error committed in the process of modernizing Bolivia's economy.
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There are regulators at the SEC and elsewhere who are really excited about the potential of the blockchain. They understand you can build a robust financial system - it would solve all your black swan problems. All kinds of mischief and games that are played in the current system become impossible in this system.
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Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.
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I put my foot in my mouth sometimes. I'll be the first to admit it.
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The truth is I was nicely brought up and taught not to show my rage even though it was building up inside.
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Somewhere in our search for reality we have passed something by, something important that we no longer find amid the bits and pieces of disassembled matter-something vital that we cannot build out of these parts. There is surely something else, some piece of divinity in us, something that was before the elements, and that owes no homage to the sun.
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Oh, so they have internet on computers now!
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That faeries have forgotten the Tapestry; that is the greatest tragedy of all. It's the fabric of all creation and it's woven of dreams, the dreams of the Djinn. Dreams are real, Magpie. They're seed and water and sun. They're everything.
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Form must have a content, and that content must be linked with nature.
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Philip Kitcher thinks that mathematics is surprisingly like empirical science. Few mathematicians would agree; philosophers too, from Socrates on, have held the opposite opinion.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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With the exception of the geometrical series, there does not exist in all of mathematics a single infinite series the sum of which has been rigorously determined. In other words, the things which are the most important in mathematics are also those which have the least foundation.
