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Mathematics is no more computation than typing is literature.


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The Internet is the world's largest library. It's just that all the books are on the floor.



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Data, data everywhere, but not a thought to think.

Data, data everywhere, but not a thought to think.



Certainty a strange Ferris wheel of a statement!

Certainty a strange Ferris wheel of a statement!



Mathematicians are a bit like the laconic Vermonter who, when asked if he's lived in the state his whole life, replies, "Not yet."

Mathematicians are a bit like the laconic Vermonter who, when asked if he's lived in the state his whole life, replies, "Not yet."



I think, therefore I laugh.

I think, therefore I laugh.



Innumeracy and pseudoscience are often associated, in part because of the ease with which mathematical certainty can be invoked, to bludgeon the innumerate into a dumb acquiescence.

Innumeracy and pseudoscience are often associated, in part because of the ease with which mathematical certainty can be invoked, to bludgeon the innumerate into a dumb acquiescence.



Uncertainty would be the only certainty there's, and realizing how to stay with insecurity could be the only protection

Uncertainty would be the only certainty there's, and realizing how to stay with insecurity could be the only protection



The fashion pages have always baffled me. In my opinion, the articles appear to be full of gobbledygook as to make the astrology column seem factual by comparison.

The fashion pages have always baffled me. In my opinion, the articles appear to be full of gobbledygook as to make the astrology column seem factual by comparison.





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Only a very gifted mind could cope singly with all the problems which present themselves in the perfecting of a home.



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I prefer to remain anomalous.



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I was captain and should have set the example. I would lift a minimum of weights. Mine was natural physical strength. I always thought quickness and agility were much more important.

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Don't misinterpret God's silence as rejection.



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