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Ideas are fatal to caste.
Ideas are fatal to caste.
... it is certain that the real function of art is to increase our self-consciousness; to make us more aware read more
... it is certain that the real function of art is to increase our self-consciousness; to make us more aware of what we are, and therefore of what the universe in which we live really is. And since mathematics, in its own way, also performs this function, it is not only aesthetically charming but profoundly significant. It is an art, and a great art.
Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his read more
Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.
The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder.
The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder.
Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.
Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.
Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing... you are talking about the Internet, you read more
Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing... you are talking about the Internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers. This doesn't affect two-thirds of the people of the world.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and read more
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.
Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them they translate into their own language and forthwith it is something read more
Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them they translate into their own language and forthwith it is something entirely different.
The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.
The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.