"A pure mathematical series would be one in……" — George Oppen
"A pure mathematical series would be one in which each term is derived from the preceding term by a rule."
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George Oppen
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10 Quotes by George Oppen
George Oppen has 10 quotes on this site.
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The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity.
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There are situations which cannot honorably be met by art.
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Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the most beautiful thing in the world, A limited, limiting clarity I have not and…
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Things explain each other, not themselves.
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It is necessary to study these words you have written, for the words have a longer history than you have…
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The self is no mystery, the mystery is / That there is something for us to stand on
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A discrete series is a series of terms each of which is empirically derived, each one of which is empirically…
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The situation of the Old Left was the theory of Socialist Realism, etc. It seemed pointless to argue. We stayed…
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Truth, also is the pursuit of it.
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More Derived Quotes
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Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all…
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I do transcendental meditation, which is, I suppose, derived from Vedic or Ayurvedic principles, which is sort of Hindu principles.
— Russell Brand
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The whole world appears to me like a huge vacuum, a vast empty space, whence nothing desirable, or at least…
— David Brainerd
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If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from…
— Edmund Burke
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The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
— Luc de Clapiers
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Under current federal policy on human embryonic stem cell research, only those stem cell lines derived before August 9, 2001…
— Tom Allen
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In evolution, as in all areas of science, our knowledge is incomplete. But the entire success of the scientific enterprise…
— Bruce Alberts
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America does not seem to remember that it derived its wealth, its values, its food, much of its medicine, and…
— Paula Gunn Allen
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It is impossible to talk of respect for students for the dignity that is in the process of coming to…
— Paulo Freire
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It is therefore indisputable that the limbs of architecture are derived from the limbs of man.
— Michelangelo
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It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
— Henry Fielding
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My hand moves because certain forces--electric, magnetic, or whatever 'nerve-force' may prove to be--are impressed on it by my brain.…
— Lewis Carroll
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