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Fretting about a dearth of randomness seems like worrying that humanity might use up its last reserves of ignorance.

— Brian Hayes Group Theory in the Bedroom (2008)

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Compared with the elegant inventions of the theorists, nature's code seemed a bit of a kludge.

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Empires come and go; so do ideologies and even religions, but war marches on through it all.

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The whirling gears of progress have put the gear makers out of work.

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A retired physicist reading the Encyclopedia Britannica can do just so much toward securing world peace.

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After a few more centuries, perhaps the poorest billion will even be able to afford the $10.00 buffet.

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