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> [The obvious mathematical breakthrough would be development of an easy way to factor large prime numbers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/the-obvious-mathematical-breakthrough-would-be-development-of-an-easy/)

[Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/)

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> [“He grabbed a pencil and scrawled excitedly at the paper as if he'd just made a mathematical breakthrough and the looked back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/he-grabbed-a-pencil-and-scrawled-excitedly-at-the-paper-as-if-he-d/)

[John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/)

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> [“Hold on." He grabbed a pencil and scrawled excitedly at the paper as if he'd just made a mathematical breakthrough and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/hold-on-he-grabbed-a-pencil-and-scrawled-excitedly-at-the-paper-as-if/)

[John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/)

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> [I was reminded of the Sydney Harris cartoon that said 'adding two numbers that have not been added before does not constitute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/i-was-reminded-of-the-sydney-harris-cartoon-that-said-adding-two/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

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> [“It's not because I want to make out with her." Hold on." He grabbed a pencil and scrawled excitedly at the paper…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/it-s-not-because-i-want-to-make-out-with-her-hold-on-he-grabbed-a/)

[John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f6/john-green-12_funny_it-s-not-because-i-want-to-make-out-with_2630536.jpg)

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