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“Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe.” — Galileo Galilei

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“No matter what the statistics say, there's always a way.” — Bernard Siegel

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“There are three kinds of lies: lies, d--n lies, and statistics.” — Mark Twain

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“I wouldn’t have done well in an Olympiad or a math contest. But I like to ponder. And pondering things, just sort of thinking about it and thinking about it, turns out to be a pretty good approach.” — James H. Simons

Context:Award winning mathematician on what helps him succeed.

Source:http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/07/08/science/a-billionair...

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