Johann Bernoulli quotes
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“But just as much as it is easy to find the differential [derivative] of a given quantity, so it is difficult to find the integral of a given differential. Moreover, sometimes we cannot say with certainty whether the integral of a given quantity can be found or not.”
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“The solution "cost me study that robbed me of rest for an entire night."”
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“A quantity which is increased or decreased by an infinitely small quantity is neither increased nor decreased.”
-- Johann Bernoulli
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“I don't want to send them to jail. I want to send them to school.”
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Source : "Q&A With Jim Chanos Part I: 'Greece Is A Prelude'". Interview with Vince Veneziani, www.businessinsider.com. April 13, 2010.
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“Sometimes what we want isn't what's best for us - Della”
Source : Abbi Glines (2013). “Simple Perfection: A Novel”, p.43, Simon and Schuster
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