As the existence of a corps of professors of mathematics is peculiar to our navy, as well as an apparent, perhaps a real, anomaly, some account of it may be of interest.


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My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It's the ...
PAUL SIMON
Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?
PAUL SIMON
You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
PAUL SIMON
Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
PAUL SIMON
My voice is my improvisational instrument, the melody instrument. The guitar is harmonic structure. ...
PAUL SIMON
We've survived by believing our life is going to get better.
PAUL SIMON
I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only th...
PAUL SIMON
Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.
PAUL SIMON
I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don't get sentime...
PAUL SIMON
Who am I to blow against the wind?
PAUL SIMON
I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm g...
PAUL SIMON
If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special little thing, an...
PAUL SIMON
Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.
PAUL SIMON
Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.
PAUL SIMON
Listen to the sound of silence.
PAUL SIMON
The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the s...
PAUL SIMON
I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It&...
PAUL SIMON
Nike doesn't want to make products for everyone - they want to make products for champions.
SIMON SINEK
A country's economic growth may be defined as a long-term rise in capacity to supply increasingl...
SIMON KUZNETS
If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning.
SIMON COWELL
My attitude is, if someone's going to criticize me, tell me to my face.
SIMON COWELL
When someone asks, 'Does success make you into a monster?' I always say, 'No, it enables...
SIMON COWELL
I was bought an electric guitar when I was 12, but my guitar teacher beat me up. I didn't like g...
SIMON COWELL
My own saying is: 'Create the hype, but don't ever believe it.'
SIMON COWELL
I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical,...
SIMON COWELL
The secret of my success is that I make other people money. And, never ever, ever, ever be ashamed a...
SIMON COWELL
I still put punctuation in my texts. If it's an 'I', I make sure it's a capital.
SIMON COWELL
I could just sit back and get someone to spin my achievements, I suppose, but when I see others do i...
SIMON COWELL
You are a saucy little thing aren't you?
SIMON COWELL
Rules equal boredom, and I don't like that.
SIMON COWELL
I've always been petrified of working for a boss who I didn't like but who I was in fear of,...
SIMON COWELL