Famous quotes containing the words halting, problem, relationship and/or theorem:
“Of the two
who feign anger,
sulk in mock sleep,
and give ear
to the other’s halting sighs,
who’s the winner?”
—Hla Stavhana (c. 50 A.D.)
“If a problem is insoluble, it is Necessity. Leave it alone.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“It was a real treat when he’d read me Daisy Miller out loud. But we’d reached the point in our relationship when, in a straight choice between him and Henry James, I’d have taken Henry James any day even if Henry James were dead and not much of a one for the girls when living, either.”
—Angela Carter (1940–1992)
“To insure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough, a police force is needed as well.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)