Sarah Ayer

“One form of perseverance is the daily discipline of trying to do things better than we did yesterday. So,”
― Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

“Three bricklayers are asked: “What are you doing?” The first says, “I am laying bricks.” The second says, “I am building a church.” And the third says, “I am building the house of God.” The first bricklayer has a job. The second has a career. The third has a calling.”
― Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

“As important as it is to have a plan for doing work, it is perhaps more important to have a plan for rest, relaxation, self-care, and sleep.”
― Akiroq Brost

“Berkeley was unable to appreciate that mathematics was not concerned with a world of "real" sense impressions. In much the same manner today some philosophers criticize the mathematical conceptions of infinity and continuum, failing to realize that since mathematics deals with relations rather than with physical existence, its criterion of truth is inner consistency rather than plausibility in the light of sense perception of intuition.”
― Carl B. Boyer, The History of the Calculus and Its Conceptual Development