Carl Friedrich Gauss Quotes
We must admit with humility that, while number is purely a product of our minds, space has a reality outside our minds, so that we cannot completely prescribe its properties a priori.
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I believed I was invincible.
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The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.
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I've always wanted to play quarterback, and I lucked out to be able to play for my favorite team - America's team. I'm just living the moment. I feel like all of this was supposed to happen. When you work hard, things work your way.
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Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.
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The best part of being blonde is forgivable momentary lapses of common sense.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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Capitalism is about adventurers who get harmed by their mistakes, not people who harm others with their mistakes.
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As a writer, I absorb stories, allow them to churn within my own head and heart - often for years - until I find a way of telling them that fits both my time and temperament.
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I am in the infantry for 17 weeks and after that I don't know where I am going.
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Ask your editor or ask your agent to find out what the house's goals are for your book before it comes out. Get some sense of expectations so you are prepared.
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I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once I figure it out, that's the only thing I'll play.
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During the crusades all were religious mad, and now all are mad for want of it.
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Any time you got nothing to do - and lots of time to do it - come on up.
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I'm just abnormal. I'm a weird dude.
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Perhaps too much of everything is as bad as too little.
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I am not the most courageous guy in the world outside of the court. Being alone in the dark is something I don't like.
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My mom would give me a piece to play, but I wouldn't do any theory because when it came time to do it I would sneak back upstairs and watch TV. So, I had these kind of nonchalant lessons for years, then it just started soaking in.
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I feel no compulsion to be a pundit. As a matter of fact, I really don't have that much to say about most things. Working with hard news satisfies me completely.
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My father was an air officer in the Second World War. My brother was a marine in Vietnam. When I was given this opportunity, I leapt at the chance because I thought it would be a hell of a lot more interesting than what my friends were doing.
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Your own destiny, create your own recipe.
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It is well for us that we are born babies in intellect. Could we understand half what mothers say and do to their infants, we should be filled with a conceit of our own importance, which would render us insupportable through life.
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For our last number, I'd like to ask your help. Would the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands. And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry.
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The reality is technology is here, technology will only improve and certain technology companies will dominate in the next five to ten years, ... The problem is determining which ones and at what value.
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We must admit with humility that, while number is purely a product of our minds, space has a reality outside our minds, so that we cannot completely prescribe its properties a priori.
