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Beautiful, damn hard, increasingly useful. That's fractals.


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Fractal geometry is not just a chapter of mathematics, but one that helps Everyman to see the same world differently.

Fractal geometry is not just a chapter of mathematics, but one that helps Everyman to see the same world differently.



A fractal is a way of seeing infinity.

A fractal is a way of seeing infinity.



Think of color, pitch, loudness, heaviness, and hotness. Each is the topic of a branch of physics

Think of color, pitch, loudness, heaviness, and hotness. Each is the topic of a branch of physics



Smooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory.

Smooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory.



Why is geometry often described as cold and dry? One reason lies in its inability to describe the shape of a cloud, a mountain, a coastline or a tree.

Why is geometry often described as cold and dry? One reason lies in its inability to describe the shape of a cloud, a mountain, a coastline or a tree.



Bottomless wonders spring from simple rules, which are repeated without end.

Bottomless wonders spring from simple rules, which are repeated without end.



A fractal is a mathematical set or concrete object that is irregular or fragmented at all scales...

A fractal is a mathematical set or concrete object that is irregular or fragmented at all scales...



If you have a hammer, use it everywhere you can, but I do not claim that everything is fractal.

If you have a hammer, use it everywhere you can, but I do not claim that everything is fractal.



Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a straight line.

Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a straight line.



A cloud is made of billows upon billows upon billows that look like clouds. As you come closer to a cloud you don't get something smooth, but irregularities at a smaller scale.

A cloud is made of billows upon billows upon billows that look like clouds. As you come closer to a cloud you don't get something smooth, but irregularities at a smaller scale.





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You have immense power. You are a god. You are a silent sun hiding in the earth as a human.

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This country is heaven, in the spiritual sense of the word. And I say, we prefer to die in heaven than survive in hell.

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Shields Green was not one to shrink from hardships or dangers. He was a man of few words, and his speech was singularly broken; but his courage and self-respect made him quite a dignified character.

Shields Green was not one to shrink from hardships or dangers. He was a man of few words, and his speech was singularly broken; but his courage and self-respect made him quite a dignified character.



When I'm doing shows I don't need much from a city. All I'm looking for is a good meal and a decent spot to have a couple drinks.

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Art is like turning corners, one never knows what is around the corner until one has made the turn.

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When it comes to sitting down and composing, there is no hesitation, no concern, no critics breathing fire down my neck. For me, writing a song is the purest part of all. No one can mess with that.

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When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy.

When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy.




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