“I always believe in going hard at everything, whether it is Latin or mathematics, boxing or football, but at the same time I want to keep the sense of proportion. It is never worth while to absolutely exhaust one's self or to take big chances unless for an adequate object. I want you to keep in training the faculties which would make you, if the need arose, able to put your last ounce of pluck and strength into a contest. But I do not want you to squander these qualities.” IfsWantNeedsBelieveSelfHardBigsAbleLastsSportsChanceQualityObjectsFootballTrainingMathematicsBoxingProportionFacultyLatinI Want YouContestsInspirational SportsAdequateAlways BelievePluckGo Hard Book:A Bully Father: Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children Source: A Bully Father: Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children
“Theorems often tell us complex truths about the simple things, but only rarely tell us simple truths about the complex ones. To believe otherwise is wishful thinking or "mathematics envy."” ThinkingBelieveSimpleMathematicsComplexesEnvySimple ThingsWishful ThinkingTheoremsSimple Truths Author:Marvin Minsky
“We believe that black holes collapse to rings hitting very fast. If you follow through the ring you don't die. The mathematics says you fall straight through, perhaps to another universe.” IfsBelieveDiesFallUniverseBlackMathematicsRingsHolesCollapseHittingBlack HoleFollow Through Author:Michio Kaku