We must care to think about the unthinkable things, because when things become unthinkable, thinking stops and action becomes mindless.
Too hot to handle, too cold to hold!
I've been loving music all my life.
I'm the tower of power, too sweet to be sour. I'm funky like a monkey. Sky's the limit and space is the place!
Hulkamania is like a single grain of sand in the Sahara desert that is Macho Madness.
You will eat my rear rockets and like it! Ohhhh yeahhh!
Let me tell you now a man of my position can afford to look ridiculous at any time.
Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.
The real treasure, that which we all seek, is never very far; there is no real need to seek it in a distant place, for it lies buried within our own hearts. And yet, there is this strange and persistent fact that it is only after a journey in a distant region, in a new land, that the way to that treasure becomes clear.
You picked the right road, even though it is the most difficult. That is the essence of heroism. (p. 326)
When we talk about the impact inside mathematics, and applications in the sciences, [Mandelbrot] is one of the most important figures of the last 50 years.