Armand Borel quotes

Armand Borel quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“I feel that what mathematics needs least are pundits who issue prescriptions or guidelines for presumably less enlightened mortals.”
-- Armand Borel

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“You know, one of the things I like about this world, or at least I like about the way we're presenting this world, is these issues are terribly complicated - not nearly as black and white as we're led to believe.”

Source : "Actor Michael Emerson". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. May 16, 2012.
“Convergence of our views on global trade issues under the WTO and our common resolve to combat terrorism provide a valuable base for mutual understanding.”
“The best introductory guide to forestry practices and the issues surrounding the preservation of American forests.”
“The first thing anyone can do, about any issue, is get informed.”
“At Rome there were nothing even vaguely resembling modern political parties - although given the stifling impact of these, this may well have made it more rather than less democratic than many countries today - and each candidate for office competed as an individual. Only rarely did they advocate specific policies, although commenting on issues of current importance was more common. In the main voters looked more for a capable individual who once elected could do whatever the State required.”
“What we need now for quickening is not so much money and wisdom as the spirit of supplication. Pray for yourself until the new life is infused. When that new life comes, it will lead you to pray for others.”
“The mind of an enlightened human being is flexible and adaptable. The mind of the ignorant person is conditioned and fixed.”

Source : "23 Warning Signs of a Toxic Friend" by Ann Davis, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 8, 2016.
“I feel that what mathematics needs least are pundits who issue prescriptions or guidelines for presumably less enlightened mortals.”
“The social and industrial structure of America is founded upon an enlightened citizenship.”
“Nonresistance, nonjudgment, and nonattachment are the three aspects of true freedom and enlightened living.”

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