“Pointing out that countless great mathematicians had tried to solve the problem and failed before you came along is in particularly bad taste and should be avoided completely.” ShouldProblemTasteSolveMathematicianPointingAvoidedBad Taste Author:Terence Tao
“Imagine someone pointing to a place in the iris of a Rembrandt eye and saying, 'The walls of my room should be painted this color.” ShouldEyeRoomsImagineColorWallPointingIrisesEye Color Book:Bemerkungen Über Die Farben Source: Bemerkungen Über Die Farben