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My approach has never been to start from theories to arrive at facts, but on the contrary, to try to bring out from the facts the explanatory thread without which they appear incomprehensible and elude effective action.


Maurice Allais

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MAURICE SPEES I have a little tiny Emily Dickinson so big that I carry in my pocket everywhere. And you just read ...
MAURICE SENDAK All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing.
MAURICE MAETERLINCK We all of us need assistance. Those who sustain others themselves want to be sustained. - The Way ...
MAURICE HULST Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.
MAURICE CHEVALIER Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternatives.
MAURICE CHEVALIER Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative. -Maurice Chevalier.
MAURICE CHEVALIER Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary.
MAURICE BARING Well, I'm still looking for Maurice Ashley. My essential qualities. I think that more than anything,...
MAURICE ASHLEY I think that by and large chess players have been very kind. Like I said there have been a few incid...
MAURICE ASHLEY I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level in the U...
MAURICE ASHLEY I let my game do the talking. I've had incidents like that but when I compare my own story to the st...
MAURICE ASHLEY I have to say that I got off very easy. There were incidents.
MAURICE ASHLEY His tenacity is unmatched in my opinion. Incredible how someone could have suffered that long and co...
MAURICE ASHLEY He actually came up to me and we started speaking. And from that conversation we were able to come t...
MAURICE ASHLEY My biggest concern is coming out of my home every day and thinking there are thousands of dead bodie...
MAURICE ANDERSON I would steal anything I could so we could survive.
MAURICE ANDERSON I keep thinking, what if my family members were over there?
MAURICE ANDERSON I understand the community isn't satisfied at all that it's here. There were a lot of strong words a...
MAURICE ANDERSON That means I've got to go in there and win. Flat out. Not being cocky or anything, we've got to go i...
MAURICE AGER That was a huge portion of it. It was hard to get into a rhythm. But they took the fight to us early...
MAURICE AGER We make a lot of dumb mistakes. Just mental errors down the stretch. Turnovers. Just mental lapses t...
MAURICE AGER It happened so fast. We were up there at first and now we're at the bottom. It's rough.
MAURICE AGER It's tough because it happened so fast. At one point we were up there, and now we're at the bottom. ...
MAURICE AGER It's hard to focus on three players on defense.
MAURICE AGER When I got here, it was up to the older guys to make me understand how important it was here to win ...
MAURICE AGER Those guys stepped up. I feel fortunate to have them as teammates.
MAURICE AGER You never realize how much that meant when we had three or four guys on the wing. We all kind of spl...
MAURICE AGER