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Geometry is not true, it is advantageous.


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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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To a man with an internet connection, every thought and every movement sounds like a tweet or status update.

To a man with an internet connection, every thought and every movement sounds like a tweet or status update.



Make friends with nature by working in harmony with her and she will make friends with you.

Make friends with nature by working in harmony with her and she will make friends with you.



She read Dickens in the spirit in which she would have eloped with him.

She read Dickens in the spirit in which she would have eloped with him.



I'm just a basketball player, you know? Just put me where you need me.

I'm just a basketball player, you know? Just put me where you need me.



I am not sorry for a moment . It was worth every moment, every second we were together. I would not change it for an immortal lifetime

I am not sorry for a moment . It was worth every moment, every second we were together. I would not change it for an immortal lifetime



Iran - the world's leading sponsor of terrorism - is close to having nuclear weapons.

Iran - the world's leading sponsor of terrorism - is close to having nuclear weapons.



I can't speak for the other authors, but what I hoped to achieve was to illuminate certain corners of the Lucas universe that hadn't yet been explored.

I can't speak for the other authors, but what I hoped to achieve was to illuminate certain corners of the Lucas universe that hadn't yet been explored.




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