Emil Artin Quotes
“This skipping is another important point. It should be done whenever a proof seems too hard or whenever a theorem or a whole paragraph does not appeal to the reader. In most cases he will be able to go on and later he may return to the parts which he skipped.”
Emil Artin
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And what, for instance, would have happened had Romeo and Juliet lived to middle age, their silhouettes broadened by pasta?
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Thought is powerless, except it make something outside of itself: the thought which conquers the world is not contemplative but active.
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God has given me the will and the force to overcome all obstacles.
Napoleon Bonaparte
I hoped that Grace would be a little bit of the best of all of us: Scarlett's spirit, and my mother's strength, Marion's determination, and Michael's sly humor. I wasn't sure what I could give, not just yet. But I would know when I told her about the comet, years from now, I would know. And I would lean close to her ear, saying the words no one else could hear, explaining it all. The language of solace and comets, and the girls we all become, in the end.
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Anybody who says global warming's not a problem is basically the mayor in Jaws
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Posting information is like pornography, a slick, impersonal exhibition.
William Deresiewicz
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He said to me, 'It will always be difficult, but if you cry like this every time, you will die of heartbreak. Just know it is enough sometimes to know it is difficult.'
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