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Some French socialist said that private property was theft … I say that private property is a nuisance.

— Paul Erdős

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It is not enough to be in the right place at the right time. You should also have an open mind at the right time.

My Brain Is Open : The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos (1998)

If numbers aren't beautiful, I don't know what is.

Proof and conjecture, and keep the SF's score low.

And the aim is to keep the SF's score low.

I don't claim that this is correct, or that God exists, but it is just sort of half a joke.

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