The tactician knows what to do when there is something to do; whereas the strategian knows what to do when there is nothing to do.
Gerald Abrahams
Finance is more like sex than science.
Frank Partnoy
A project without some nonsense is not a real project.
Patrice De Cafmeyer
A man whose mind has gone astray should study mathematics.
Francis Bacon
Cubum autem in duos cubos, aut quadrato-quadratum in duos quadrato-quadratos, et generaliter nullam in infinitum ultra quadratum potestatem in duos eiusdem nominis fas est dividere cuius rei demonstrationem mirabilem sane detexi. Hanc marginis exigitas non caperet.
Pierre de Fermat