#wi

Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic perfection. Its basic elements are logic and intuition, analysis and construction, generality and individuality. ↗

— Richard Courant

#aesthetic #analysis #basic #basic elements #construction

I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom; I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients. ↗

— Gustave Courbet

#born #custody #fond #i #i am

I hope to live all my life for my art, without abandoning my principles one iota. ↗

— Gustave Courbet

#art #hope #i #iota #life

Skating everywhere is unpredictable, no amount of money or facilities is going to create a skating star. You have to have a skater who is dedicated, passionate, and willing to learn. ↗

— Robin Cousins

#create #dedicated #everywhere #facilities #going

If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed and if we are not willing to change, we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect. ↗

— Jacques Yves Cousteau

#disappear #face #fault #globe #go

In athletics, older runners tend to go for longer races, but it's the opposite in swimming because your body can't handle the endurance. ↗

— Kirsty Coventry

#because #body #endurance #go #handle

The object of this competition is not to be mean to the losers but to find a winner. The process makes you mean because you get frustrated. ↗

— Simon Cowell

#competition #find #frustrated #get #losers

Everybody in the real world will agree - the moment a project is behind deadline, quality assurance tends to go out the window. ↗

— Alan Cox

#assurance #behind #deadline #everybody #go

These will be fabulous investments and will make millions of more people rich. ↗

— Jim Cramer

#investments #make #millions #more #more people

The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time. ↗

— Dante Alighieri

#impatience #time #wisdom #age