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Alexander Grothendieck Quotes

Fertility is measured by offspring, not by honours.

Alexander Grothendieck

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: mathematician
Nationality: german
Birth: March 28, 1928 - November 13, 2014

Topics

Fertility Measured Offspring Honours

It has been demonstrated that no system, not even the most inhuman, can continue to exist without an ideology.

Without System Exist Been Ideology

I start every morning at 7 or 7:30 in the same place - my little office where it's dark and cozy - with a cup of the same really strong black coffee. It's my little cocoon. There's no phone or fax or Internet. And no music.

Music Morning Coffee Start Strong

Since people are going to be living longer and getting older, they'll just have to learn how to be babies longer.

Getting Older People Learn Living

People are tough. We're evolved for less food; more exercise; less sleep; less security; more paranoia. The irony is that we're so good at what we do. We strive for more food; less exercise; more sleep; more security; less paranoia - and we've succeeded.

Good Food Sleep People Tough Strive

I love our shared island, our shared Ireland and its core decency. I love it for its imagination and its celebration of the endless possibilities for our people.

Michael D. Higgins

Love Imagination People Possibilities

Republicans can be a funny bunch. They're against affirmative action, but they always seem to be able to find people of color to fill a slot just when they're most needed.

Funny People Action Color Find Seem

Foreigners have no idea of the diversity of India and its culture. We hope to be able to give them a glimpse of that diversity.

Amitabh Bachchan

Hope Culture Diversity India Give

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Excellence Fighting Enemy Resistance

I was immature the way I handled the business. I saw myself as a tribune of the people.

Business Myself People Way Immature

I have never felt salvation in nature. I love cities above all.

Nature Love Never Salvation Above

Frequent worshippers are also significantly more active citizens. They are more likely to belong to community organizations, especially those concerned with young people, health, arts and leisure, neighborhood and civic groups and professional associations.

Community Health People Professional

To guarantee success, act as if it were impossible to fail.

Dorothea Brande

Success Impossible Act Fail Were

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