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Are Numbers Real?: The Uncanny Relationship of Mathematics and the Physical World

by Brian Clegg (Goodreads Author)

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“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
― Andre Gide

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“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
― St. Augustine

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“The Only Thing That Is Constant Is Change -”
― Heraclitus

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“Accept no one's definition of your life, define yourself.”
― Harvey Fierstein

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“Most men fear getting laughed at or humiliated by a romantic prospect while most women fear rape and death.”
― Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

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