“Mystery is an inescapable ingredient of mathematics. Mathematics is full of unanswered questions, which far outnumber known theorems and results. It's the nature of mathematics to pose more problems than it can solve. Indeed, mathematics itself may be built on small islands of truth comprising the pieces of mathematics that can be validated by relatively short proofs. All else is speculation.” MayProblemResultsKnownPiecesMysteryBuiltLogicMathematicsSolveProofCertaintyUncertaintyIslandsReasoningIngredientsSpeculationOntologyTheoremsUnanswered QuestionsUnanswered Author:Ivars Peterson
“The feminine in the man is the sugar in the whisky. The masculine in the woman is the yeast in the bread. Without these ingredients the result is flat, without tang or flavor.” MenResultsHe ManBreadFlatsFeminineIngredientsSugarFlavorMasculineWhiskyYeast Book:A Kind of Magic Source: A Kind of Magic
“Concocting a good guest list is like seasoning a gourmet sauce. Too many similar ingredients and it's bland. Too much variety in the seasoning and the result may be overpowering.” MayResultsToo MuchListsVarietyIngredientsGuestsHospitalitySauceBlandGourmetOverpoweringSeasoning Book:Etiquette for today Source: Etiquette for today
“The proportion of ingredients is important, but the final result is also a matter of how you put them together. Equilibrium is key.” ImportantMatterTogetherResultsKeysFinalsProportionIngredientsEquilibrium Author:Alain Ducasse