Dirk Jan Struik quotes
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“Mathematics is a vast adventure; its history reflects some of the noblest thoughts of countless generations.”
-- Dirk Jan StruikSource : Dirk Jan Struik (1987). “A Concise History of Mathematics”, p.1, Courier Corporation
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“Mathematicians grow very old; it is a healthy profession. The reason you live long is that you have pleasant thoughts. Math and physics are very pleasant things to do.”
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“I've lived this long because I didn't die.”
-- Dirk Jan Struik
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Source : Adlai E. Stevenson (1954). “Call to Greatness”
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“Nothing so dates a man as to decry the younger generation.”
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“One has to nurture a new generation, to raise children in the spirit of Islam.”
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“The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.”
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