Finite Simple Groups

Famous quotes containing the words finite, simple and/or groups:

    “The finite is annihilated in the presence of the infinite, and becomes a pure nothing. So our spirit before God, so our justice before divine justice.”
    —Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)

    “Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in terms of biography.”
    —Anita Brookner (b. 1938)

    “Only the groups which exclude us have magic.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)