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“Mathematics is not just a sequence of computations to be carried out by rote until your patience or stamina runs out—although it might seem that way from what you’ve been taught in courses called mathematics.
“In short, the explosion in sub-prime lending was a thoroughly top–down, political project, mandated by Congress, implemented by government-sponsored enterprises, enforced by the law, encouraged by the president and monitored by pressure groups.”
― The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge
― The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge
“I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Theirs names are What and Why and When And How And Where and Who.”
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“Never memorize something that you can look up.”
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“The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed.”
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“To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.”
― Auguries of Innocence
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.”
― Auguries of Innocence
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