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Chance ... must be something more than the name we give to our ignorance.


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Point set topology is a disease from which the human race will soon recover.

Point set topology is a disease from which the human race will soon recover.



It is by logic that we prove, but by intuition that we discover. To know how to criticize is good, to know how to create is better.

It is by logic that we prove, but by intuition that we discover. To know how to criticize is good, to know how to create is better.



There are no solved problems; there are only problems that are more or less solved.

There are no solved problems; there are only problems that are more or less solved.



The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful.

The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful.



Doubt everything or believe everything: these are two equally convenient strategies. With either we dispense with the need for reflection.

Doubt everything or believe everything: these are two equally convenient strategies. With either we dispense with the need for reflection.



If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature were not worth knowing, life would not be worth living

If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature were not worth knowing, life would not be worth living



It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover.

It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover.



Geometry is the art of correct reasoning from incorrectly drawn figures.

Geometry is the art of correct reasoning from incorrectly drawn figures.



One geometry cannot be more true than another; it can only be more convenient.

One geometry cannot be more true than another; it can only be more convenient.



It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all.

It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all.





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Hitler is the human catch-all for all other terrible humans.

Hitler is the human catch-all for all other terrible humans.



When I speak in English, my expressions become different. My attitude, too. I'm not sure why, but there really is a difference. My hands move differently when I speak English.

When I speak in English, my expressions become different. My attitude, too. I'm not sure why, but there really is a difference. My hands move differently when I speak English.



I have no private life at all. I am a hunted woman. I can't take a step without being questioned and surrounded.

I have no private life at all. I am a hunted woman. I can't take a step without being questioned and surrounded.



Words can wound or heal. The purpose of speech must always be to create joy in the listener.

Words can wound or heal. The purpose of speech must always be to create joy in the listener.



I am not a human being, I am dynamite.

I am not a human being, I am dynamite.



The room inside is definitely the biggest plus of the car. Your head is not anywhere near the (roll) bars, like it's sitting against the bars in the other (current) cars.

The room inside is definitely the biggest plus of the car. Your head is not anywhere near the (roll) bars, like it's sitting against the bars in the other (current) cars.



Hence the solution lies in finding a means of so readjusting this exclusive element to the family of nations, that the basis of the Jewish question will be permanently removed.

Hence the solution lies in finding a means of so readjusting this exclusive element to the family of nations, that the basis of the Jewish question will be permanently removed.



You have to look closely To see that it is pretty You have to look long To see that it is lovable You are the same

You have to look closely To see that it is pretty You have to look long To see that it is lovable You are the same



We should not be simply fighting evil in the name of good, but struggling against the certainties of people who claim always to know where good and evil are to be found.

We should not be simply fighting evil in the name of good, but struggling against the certainties of people who claim always to know where good and evil are to be found.




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