Simon Newcomb As years passed away I have formed the habit of looking back upon that former self as upon another person, the remembrance of whose emotions has been a solace in adversity and added zest to the enjoyment of prosperity. – Simon Newcomb Adversity Quotes Emotions Quotes Enjoyment Quotes Formed Quotes Habit Quotes Passed Quotes Person Quotes Prosperity Quotes Remembrance Quotes Solace Quotes Zest Quotes I finally reached the conclusion that mathematics was the study I was best fitted to follow, though I did not clearly see in what way I should turn the subject to account. As the existence of a corps of professors of mathematics is peculiar to our navy, as well as an apparent, perhaps a real, anomaly, some account of it may be of interest.
Michael LeBoeuf When you write down your ideas you automatically focus your full attention on them. Few if any of us can write one thought and think another at the same time. Thus a pencil and paper make excellent concentration tools. – Michael LeBoeuf
Hans Hofmann What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles… It is in our own time that we have become aware of pure aesthetic considerations. Art never can be imitation. – Hans Hofmann
Erika Christensen Making a movie is a little bit like high school. Because everybody lives together, and you see each other every day, and word travels fast around there. – Erika Christensen
E T A Hoffmann Not a single man on earth knows from his own experience the how and where of his birth, only from tradition, which is often very uncertain. – E T A Hoffmann
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