"Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her pattern, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry" - Feynman

"Math is more than a language, it's a system of reasoning. The symbolic operations that transform equations is equivalent to constructing long chains of logical inference, building arguments too intricate to hold in our heads." - Strogatz

"When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure." - Goodhart

“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.” - Noam Chomsky

"The man who is loved by a woman is lucky indeed, but the one to be envied is he who loves, however little he gets in return" - Eric Berne