Convoluted Quote by John Allen Paulos

“The simple equations that generate the convoluted Mandelbrot fractal have been called the wittiest remarks ever made.”

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Defined broadly enough, mathematics encompasses everything.

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So many see themselves as aggrieved; so few see themselves as aggrievers.

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“I sometimes think it would be beneficial if people thought of each other as “historical factorials.” Thus, (Myrtle!) would be understood not just as…

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Mathematicians are a bit like the laconic Vermonter who, when asked if he's lived in the state his whole life, replies, "Not yet."

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Mathematics is no more computation than typing is literature.

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